Our final Summer Hiking Challenge hike! This three-mile out-and-back was quiet and peaceful, winding through the countryside on a more natural section of the Nickel Plate Trail. Still very straight, but much more enjoyable than the Louisville section—and finishing it…
A peaceful two-mile out-and-back along the historic Towpath Trail from St. Helena Heritage Park to Lock 4. Mostly flat and easy walking, with enough scenery along the canal to keep it interesting. This was hike #7 of our Stark Parks…
A mostly urban trail that felt more like walking through a city park than heading into the woods. Ella and I kept a pretty quick pace on this one. The Timken gatehouse was a cool sight.
Two trails back to back one night and the next morning; good decision? Ehhh. Oh well, we did it anyways. This was a 2.3 mile trail, a little bit of nature and a little bit of sidewalk. After our early…
We’re now halfway through the Summer Challenge! This marks 4 of 8 required trails. I probably wouldn’t do this one again by choice. It was very flat and very straight – 1 mile out and back, and not much change…
Hike #3 of 8 for the Summer Challenge and this was my favorite so far! The tall trees were beautiful, and the Purple Trail was partially paved but mostly natural and winding through the woods. Some of the trail was…
Hike 2 of 8 for the Summer Hiking Challenge! This was a nice, shaded trail and we did it in the morning before the heat of the day. It was still pretty humid though. Ella seems to be enjoying our…
Tonight we started the Stark Parks Summer Challenge. It started in May and runs through September 7th – but since I just found out about it, we’re going to try to finish all 8 trails in 3 weeks! I’ve started…