Did a nice and easy little walk today from a small parking area on Old Stage Road in one of the quieter sections of Thacher Park. Tucked into the NW corner of the park, these trails aren't quite as well known to the general public and are quite popular with mountain bikers, as well as hikers. From the parking lot(Elevation 1345 feet) I first headed east into the woods on High Point Road, enjoying the sounds of songbirds in the trees above. The woods are a deep, lush shade of green as summer time humidity and temperatures fill the air.
Flat Rock inscription.
Back on the marked trails, I hit parts of the Long Path, Fred Schroeder Trail and Perimeter Trail, which are all fairly level(save one small climb on the red blazed Schroeder Trail). Nestled amongst the trails throughout these woods are many old, handsome stone walls.
After hitting Carrick Road and its parking lot from the red trail, I followed the yellow blazed Perimeter Trail back north to the car, passing through wide open meadows, filled with wildflowers and fluttering butterflies.
A very pleasant, easy 3 miles round trip on this warm summer day. Was surprised to only see a couple of other folks out enjoying the trails today as Labor Day and the unofficial end of summer slowly creep up on us.
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