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trips - Adena Trace Trail, IndianaTrip Info
DescriptionMeet at the Fairfield Causeway around 8:00 or 9:00 am Saturday morning. Hit the trailhead at the west corner of the Fairfield Causeway and head south along the lake shore. Probably camp somewhere on the southside of Wolf Creek. There is good fishing from there to the dam and lots of good spots to camp, the mileage for the first day would be about 5 to 7 miles. On Sunday we would either continue on to the dam and drive back from there or turn around and hike out the same way we came in. Another option would be to hike back along the shore as the lake will be down for winter and there will be 20 to 30 ft of exposed shoreline to hike on. 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 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 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!!
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Picture Albums Adena Trace Trail pics (11 pics) - RandallAdena Trace Trail (4 pics) - csilerMore AdenaTrace (5 pics) - RandallAdena Trail in March 2006 (4 pics) - clio2727
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