Washington Square Loop
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…
Stark Parks 2026 Summer Hiking Challenge
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Nickel Plate Trail (Louisville)
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…
Quail Hollow Park
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…
Iron Horse Trail
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…
Veterans Park and Plain Twp. Dog Park
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…