Meet at 11:30 Sunday the 30th at the old KMart lot for a caravan out to the Deam Wilderness for a hike on the Sycamore Branch Trail. This 6 mile loop drops down off the main ridge and follows a beautiful little creek for a mile or so before ascending to a ridge. Forecast….sunny, high of 42. Not a hilly hike.
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Meet at the old KMart east at 10:30 on Sunday for a caravan out to Lake Monroe and a hike at Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve. This gorgeous property is part of the Sycamore Land Trust. Wonderful views, some climbs. An old limestone quarry beside a former county road across Salt Creek. Star in a video to be produced on location.
The hike is about 2 miles and we’ll be done in time for a return to town for those who want to see the IU Women’s WNIT basketball game at 2 pm against Milwaukee. Forecast looks good…..sunny and a high of 55
Meet at 11 am Sunday to find out ! Meet at the old Kmart East for a caravan out to Bear Lake in Brown County for the next section of the trail. A five mile hike with a forecast of: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
This is a reschedule from back in February. Don’t forget the time change !
We’re gonna do something a bit different this time. We’ll head up to the north end of the trail and hike the portion in Morgan Monroe State Forest that takes us down to Low Gap Rd. The hike which is 6.6 miles is mainly ridge hiking except for the portion where we descend to the rock shelter. Meet at 10:30 Sunday at the Lower Cascades Park shelter house adjacent to the Tibetan Monastery for a caravan out to the forest. Should be back in time for the IU Purdue game at 3:30 Forecast : mostly sunny, 50. Proper foot gear cause some of it may be wet.
Update: The hike is still on. Actually, the snow cover should make for a beautiful walk. It seems prudent to shorten it though as it is more difficult to walk in three inches than on bare ground. Cold start but warming quickly and little wind. About 4 miles.
Meet at noon at KMart (old east store) on Sunday January 14 for a caravan out to Brown County for the fourth leg of the Tecumseh Trail from Prang Pond north to Highway 45 near Helmsburg. Forecast as of now, sunny and high of 23. The trail passes by Jacques’ old place on Indian Hill Rd. About 6 miles. This is also the section of the forest famed for the presence of “Gobbler Rocks”, large sandstone rocks discovered high in trees (see Old Farts video below). Sorry, no guarantee we’ll be able to see the rocks as they may be well off the t trail, but ……
Meet at 11 am Sunday Jan. 7 at the old KMart east (just by Bloomingfoods) for a caravan out to Yellowwood Lake. This hike will be about 4 miles (about 2 hours) if you want it shorter or around 6 miles (about 3 hours) if you do the whole thing. Your choice. We’ll leave a vehicle at the dam (marked by a “P” on the map) and drive up north to Prang Pond (see map) to hike south through the forest towards the lake (dark blue line on the map).
People who only want to hike 4 miles can leave a car at the Cemetery Lot
Weather permitting, meet Saturday Dec. 23rd at 12 noon at KMart east (old) for a caravan out to Yellowwood Lake. We’ll hike north on Scarce O’ Fat Ridge from Belmont and thru the forest to the dam at the lake. This segment is 4 miles long with some hills.
The forecast ain’t great and we’ll not hike if its raining, but if not, why not?
It occurred to me that since Yellowwood is a hot topic right now, why not as a group this hiking season, hike the entire Tecumseh Trail in segments ? So, beginning this Saturday (the weather looks lousy for a Sunday hike) December 16th, meet at noon at the old east KMart parking lot for a caravan out to the south end of the Tecumseh Trail near Crooked Creek Lake south of Belmont. We’ll hike the 5 miles north up to Belmont. Eventually in the coming weeks we’ll see the impacts of logging in the forest, but this first section has great views and plenty of forest. If you know where the trailhead is on Crooked Creek Road, you can meet us there around 12:30-12:45. This hike should take around 2 1/2 hrs.
By the way, the Tecumseh Trail is over 40 miles long in its entirety. A good goal !
We hiked this trail in the snow once
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