20200216 – Hinckley Reservation – Judge’s Lake

Date: 02/16/2020 – Distance: 3.8 mi – Elapsed Time: 2 hr – Ascent: 387 ft – Descent: 358 ft – Difficulty: Easy

This was my last hike in Hinckley Reservation this weekend. I wanted to see this end of the park because of the East Branch Rocky River gorge. I parked at the Judge’s Lake Picnic Area. There is a great view of Whipp’s Ledges from the lake. I hiked north toward the ledges where the East Branch Rocky River flows through the gorge. The Carriage Trail is a little over a quarter mile from the parking lot. When I got to the Carriage Trail, I turned left and took the trail all the way to Harter Road, I could have taken this road which is part of the Buckeye Trail to State Road and across to the Carriage Trail again, but I didn’t want to stay that late since I had nearly a two hour drive home, so I turned and retraced my steps back to Judge’s Lake. At the lake, I took another trail around the opposite side of the lake and looped back to the parking lot. Today the mud on the Carriage Trail was pretty frozen, however when it thaws, this trail can be quite muddy. Altogether it was 3.8 miles.

Waypoints:

• Parking – N41° 12.182′ W81° 42.036′

Links:

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