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trips - Adena Trace on Labor DayTrip Info
DescriptionMeet Saturday Morning around 10 am at the Bonwell Hill Boat Ramp which is north east of the Dam. Will be hiking North about 12 miles to camping spot. We wil be camping at the same spot we camped at on Friday night on the last trip. Sunday we will go as far as we are comfortable going and Monday we will finish the loop. Contact me if you are wanting to join the group on Saturday night and I will help you on how to find the camp site. More Info to follow as I get it. Directions - Bonwell Hill Ramp is located off Hwy 101. Trail info as follows: The Adena Trail is single use 24-mile loop hiking trail located at Brookville Reservoir, 30 miles south of Richmond, Indiana and 30 miles north of Cincinnati. The Hoosier Hiking (HHC) Council was invited to design and build the Adena Trail. However, it should be noted that the majority of the west side of this trail existed in the form of pioneer roads and deer paths.I hiked the west route many times in the early and late eighties. The HHC has done a wonderful job with the improvements. They cut switchbacks and laid out a much more enjoyable route than the original. They deserve a lot of credit here!!! This is a very good trail and one you should check out. Many features of the trail make it one of Indiana's greatest trails. The exposed rock strata are among the oldest in the state: 600-million year old Ordovician fossils are exposed at every tiny draw the trail crosses. Contours are severe and the soil is poor, so the trail winds and changes grades frequently to avoid impassably steep slopes. This results in some magnificent views of the reservoir from on high as well as some memorable dips to the shoreline. The west part of the loop consists of 11 miles (this mileage is in debate!!) of challenging trail in the road less, backcountry area of Brookville Lake. This area has a lot of blow downs on the trail and can be weedy (Stinging Nettles) down by the creeks in mid summer. Large mature hardwoods are found in quantity and cedars dot the hillsides where ever they can find a hold. Expect Deer flies, ticks and chiggers May through mid July, but hardly any misquotes ever!! I am not going to be on this trip. I am just posting it for Coyote
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