Storm
09-03-2011, 12:15
Just finished my circuit hike of the Susquehannock Trail that was started last June. No, I don't hike quite that slow. Myself and a freind were going to do the whole trail last June but issues came up that forced us off the trail after three days. We hiked from Denton Hill state park to Ole Bull state park in a clockwise direction.
I returned to Ole Bull In August and thanks to some very nice folks, Dolly the secretary at Ole Bull and Mike the ranger for the area, was given a ride back to Denton Hill to complete the hike in a counter clockwise direction.
This trail is very under used and was very overgrown in places. Especially in the Hemmersly Wild area. In many places it took some effort to get around blow downs and to even locate the trail at times. Maps and a guidebook are reccommended.
If you like solitude this is the trail for you. On our first three days we saw only four other hikers. It took me six days to complete the trail and I saw no other hikers the entire time.
I spent one night at the motel in Cross Fork to avoid the remnants of hurricane Irene. They have some rooms upstairs in the main house that only cost $15. No phone, no TV, and the bathroom was down the hall. Just what I needed, a hot shower and soft bed.
Overall this would be a great trail if it got a little more use. I saw lots of deer, a few turkeys, two rattlesnakes, some grouse and a couple porcupines. I would not reccommend this trail for anyone too far out of shape. There were some really hard climbs. At least they seemed hard to these old legs.
Now I have to start looking for my next hike.
I returned to Ole Bull In August and thanks to some very nice folks, Dolly the secretary at Ole Bull and Mike the ranger for the area, was given a ride back to Denton Hill to complete the hike in a counter clockwise direction.
This trail is very under used and was very overgrown in places. Especially in the Hemmersly Wild area. In many places it took some effort to get around blow downs and to even locate the trail at times. Maps and a guidebook are reccommended.
If you like solitude this is the trail for you. On our first three days we saw only four other hikers. It took me six days to complete the trail and I saw no other hikers the entire time.
I spent one night at the motel in Cross Fork to avoid the remnants of hurricane Irene. They have some rooms upstairs in the main house that only cost $15. No phone, no TV, and the bathroom was down the hall. Just what I needed, a hot shower and soft bed.
Overall this would be a great trail if it got a little more use. I saw lots of deer, a few turkeys, two rattlesnakes, some grouse and a couple porcupines. I would not reccommend this trail for anyone too far out of shape. There were some really hard climbs. At least they seemed hard to these old legs.
Now I have to start looking for my next hike.