Type of Hike
Day hike
I had this hike on my list for a rainy day, but no such luck today, it was a beautiful fall day. The leaves are pretty much off the trees, so the river is more visible than in summer. There were some 'peak a boo' views of Sloan, but this is a forest walk. The stars of the show are big old growth trees, many different kinds of mushrooms and mossy nurse logs. Wander as far as you like. We walked past the Pilot Ridge turnoff about a half mile, ate lunch and turned back. We wanted to save time to stop and hike down to Sauk Falls and get home before dark. The road is good going in, better than parts of the Mtn. Loop. We had to move one small tree out of the way and there is a stream running across the road about a half mile before you get to the trailhead. We were fine driving thru it, but if it gets worse just park and walk the rest of the way. We saw no one else all day and we were the only car at the trailhead.
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