04/29/25

Yesterday I zipped over to the Hawk area after work for a quick spin. This location is super close and with daylight sticking around it makes a good location to get in a weekday evening ride.

Parking: I parked right in front of the camping loop on the side of the road. note, do not pull into the picnic area to turn around. It ends at a rather narrow rectangle with a solid boarder so turning around was a bit of a challenge. It does appear the camping is on a small loop that would be easy to whip around.

I rode straight away from the camping entrance towards the shed, up and past it baring left. The loop stays straight, then bares left through the fields, then bares right along the woods (woods on your left) and back into woods to the left left left again.

This pops out at the orange/blue blaze.

As mentioned in my previous ride, part of the OD endurance ride took part of this path, but I believe they turned right at one of the points I turned left.

It was a pleasant ride, plenty of space to move out. Some small water crossings and easy footing.

The loop was pretty short so I continued past my parking on the blue blaze (no orange from this point). It was pleasant and rode along the road and then to the left into the woods.

After a bit the trail widens, crosses some other trails, and is sort of moss covered. I kept baring left, and down. I did see some fresh and old horse tracks and poo and even found a horse shoe, which I hung in the closest tree.

It eventually rides down and levels out at a creek. The left hand path is mostly blocked by down fall and not really passable.

The main branch bares right over the creek and continues in the valley crossing back and forth over the creek. I spent some time enjoying the scenery and splashing about with Willow while Simon grazed.

The trail continued on, with both human and horse tracks, but I chose to turn around at this point and head back for the day. I’m looking forward to my next adventure down this trail.