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Where has this walking/hiking trail been all my life! ha. If you don’t like a lot of bugs attacking you, love to walk in the woods w barely any sun peeping through the forest (ha) & go somewhere local and free = this is for you.
I’ve mastered it already so here are basics, and yes it’s *not marked that well as some have said; but I got you, follow my directions to a T! Great for beginners & moderate walkers/hikers. TURN ON YOUR CELL GPS, mine works perfectly in the woods. Then you can view the route and not worry about getting lost.
~Park at the 8 spaces-ish lot on HAWKINS RD. Don’t worry, you can park on both sides of the street, there is plenty of room & everyone does it. ~You’ll see TWO path entrances next to each other, take the one on the LEFT/it goes straight. (The Right one looks like it’s going up). ~The trail I go takes me about 45 min non-stop to walk it, this is what I’ll be describing. I think there are 3 benches along it & plenty of downed trees to sit on for breaks. If you take the other *left turns, I’m sure it’s longer/you could get lost. ~THREE times the trail will have left/right options. ALWAYS TAKE THE RIGHT PATH OPTION. Then boom, you’ll be back at the parking lot coming down that initial *right path entrance I mentioned. ~Your sense of direction will get thrown off, I think b/c you can’t see the sky much. But that’s ok. ALWAYS TAKE THE RIGHT PATH OPTION. Even if the trail marker says N, but the *right says S, take the *right/south. Just trust me. ha ~For starters, the GPS will show you are walking DIRECT West, *but don’t worry, b/c I think that 2nd RIGHT path turn will start to go up/north, then the 3rd RIGHT turn will come down/northeast (the old cars are nearby). It will take you back exactly to the parking lot. (Remember, 3 rights!) ~Re: bikers, the path is wide enough to walk/hike w bikers passing. And your legs are NOT touching the side brush to get ticks on it. Really a...
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I know I've left a review here before but here goes again. Great sets of trails but haven't had the chance to ride them all. This is not a beginner trail. There are some steep sections (albeit short) but still require a bit of umph to make it up them without hopping off the bike to make your way up. Plenty of downhill paths but you have to exercise plenty of caution and bicycle control to keep from going over the edges. Some of which are steep and slippery, due to leaves or debris, especially if wet.
It is also good to be mindful of your surroundings to make way for those whom overcome you or those you may pass. Common courtesy isn't so common when folks are in cars so let's at least have it on the trails! There's a porta-John at the start of the trail along with a bench opposite side of trail head. Great place to...
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Great roller coaster like flow trail with lots of quick, steep climbs and switchbacks to keep things interesting. Of note- Not a lot of tough rock gardens or root sections, but I would not say this is the best place for someone to spend their first day on a mountain bike. It is definitely somewhere to improve your intermediate skills, but if you're brand new to mtn biking, you might find the switchbacks, steep sections and overall speed of the trail intimidating. That being said, it's a great place to go and hit some good speed and get a work out in close...
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