This is a wonderful trail system in Nine Mile River. The maps are a little confusing but there is signage now. I can't imagine one would get lost here, but you might end up going longer than expected...as we met someone who had done just that by accident, and it helped us make our decision to retrace our steps (about 4 kms total for us today, and a long stop) rather than do the full distance (only because we are in football Sunday season!) I don't know exactly who has built the trails, other than some local dedicated folks doing a beautiful job. It is a really fun trail. I did a 10 kms hike with an adult group back in September. I thought it looked like an interesting place to take the family, but I wasn't sure if the kids would like the trails as we usually do much more single-track with rocks and roots. I find kids generally are much more interested in technically trails. This trail is mostly clear (crusher dust for several kms) but it has lots of twists and turns, and little ups and down that the kids found interesting to run. I will definitely return in the spring to trail run the whole distance myself!
zipline in the middle of nowhere!!
We all had our turns climbing this tree by the rive, and we all had our pictures taken there. I'm just posting mine this time :)Such an enchanting place, with the river running quickly by and the ice melting and cracking with a boom in the quietness. I could imagine spending hours here. Unfortunately the zipline wasn't high enough for the adults, so we were getting chilled. We let the kids play for an extended time, but then bribed them with snacks back on the "real" trail.
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