Date: 07/05/2020 – Distance: 8.3 mi – Elapsed Time: 4.25 hr – Ascent: 1093 ft – Descent: 1083 ft – Difficulty: Difficult
My third day in Tar Hollow State Park, I took a “zero” day and just relaxed at the campground and fished on Independence Day. I did not do any formal hikes. Just recovered from the previous day’s massive hike on the North Loop.
I caught one bluegill.
And I fried a ribeye for dinner.
The next day, however, it was back to the Logan Trail. This time I was on the South Loop. I would have had to hike 1.5 miles from the campsite to the fire tower where I could catch the South Loop, so I decided to drive to the fire tower instead and park there. I was only planning on hiking half of the South Loop this day as there was the Buckeye Trail, which cuts through the center of the loop and would take me back to the fire tower. I calculated it to be a little over 6 miles.
While at the fire tower, I took a short detour before getting on the trail into the backpacking campground. The sites(5 total) are quite nice.
I took the South Loop clockwise from the fire tower. This is Waypoint Marker M, which I saw when I was on the North Loop.
More Hen of the Woods.
There are some areas where they have done some forest clearing, which provides some good views.
The lumber roads make for easy hiking.
The trail can get overgrown in places. Glad I put on Deep Woods Off.
Waypoint Marker O. Clark Hollow Road.
Small creek beside Clark Hollow Road.
The climb from Clark Hollow Road to here was brutal, but the views…
Wineberry.
Miles…
In both directions.
Sharing this logging road with the South Loop (red) and a bridle trail (white).
2 mile spur trail called Dulen Loop.
Bigfoot?
After reaching Lipscomb Hollow Road, the trail heads back into the woods.
The South Loop soon splits off to the left, but I took the Buckeye Trail north back toward the fire tower.
Back at Clark Hollow Road, I was getting tired of thorns tearing up my ankles, so I took the road west just a short bit to the intersection of Park Road 3 which heads back to the fire tower.
Wild Hydrangea.
Back at camp, I settled in for my last evening in this beautiful place.
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