William B. Umstead State Park Hiking Trips
We took some time to get away from the distractions of the city with a quick hike around the Sal's Branch Trail loop in Umstead Park.
Sandy and I headed to Umstead
for a morning hike. We hiked the Sycamore Trail and took some pictures
of fungi growing along the trail and the bridge over Sycamore Creek.
On the way back, we took Pott's Branch Trail back to the parking lot.
It is a dreary day in Raleigh. It rained all last night and part of
this morning, but started to clear up towards lunch time, so Sandy and I
went to Umstead
and hiked from the Reedy Creek side. We hiked from the parking lot
just a short ways on Company Mill Trail and took the short Inspiration
Trail loop. Once finished we proceeded to the bridge across Crabtree
Creek. Normally, this...
Today, I went with Rod for his Umstead Ruins Hike, going around Umstead Park and seeing old homesteads and other sites and learning about the history of the area. We started at the Reedy Creek parking lot and head down Company Mill Trail to start. Early on, Rod pointed out a rock pile, a sign of an old homestead. Then on to the Company Mill Site. Here Joe, who was a child...
Just a short hike on Loblolly trail to start breaking in the new hiking boots.
