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Didn’t really get inside, my company was afraid
Ok trail through the woods. Near the Visitor Center/Park Ranger station, the trail runs between a road and a parking lot, so you'll hear traffic or silence, maybe a chipmunk or two. I've been on the trail in March and in April, both times were VERY muddy, April less than March but still so muddy that I would never want to do it again. From the intersection with the yellow trail to the intersection with the white trail, it was so muddy to the point of having a small pond in the middle of the trail with thick bushes on either side, making it very difficult to get by. Other parts had logs, roots, or solid enough sides that we could squeeze by without sinking in. I would love this trail if it weren't so muddy, but it is, so I don't love it. We connected to another trail and ended up at Hang Glider (awesome lookout point) and took the (unmarked, but easy to follow) Escarpment Trail (bike path) back to Thacher.
Tried to do the full 12.2 mile route in. The trails (Long Path) above Hailes Cave Rd are too muddy to run still. Ankle deep mud. Enscarpment trail and the blue loop/Long Path to the visitor center is good. Trail along the rim is runnable too.
