Yesterday we biked the existing section of the Jackson River Scenic Trail (Intervale to Smith Bridge). Today we walked the under-construction 3.5 mile extension from Smith Bridge up to Natural Well. There's a lot of work left to be done on this section; in particular, three bridges (one currently under construction) need to be replaced.
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| The trail and heavy equipment near the Smith Bridge parking lot. |
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| After about a mile we came to a bridge under construction. Fortunately there was a scaffolding plank set across Falling Spring Creek. |
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| Sue and Dakota crossing the creek. |
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| A small bridge over Dry Run was easy to cross, but clearly needed repairs or rebuilding. |
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| A ready-to-go section of the trail near railroad milepost12 (trail mileage about 9.25 from Intervale, 2.25 from Smith Bridge). |
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| The bridge over Board Tree Run was more exciting. Most of the cross-ties were rotted out and very spongy when walked on. The spaces between the cross-ties were large enough to catch your foot. Even though it was clear that vehicles had crossed this bridge recently, it felt like it could collapse as we walked across. |
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| Another view of the ready-to-go part of the trail. |
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| The turn-around point of our walk today -- Natural Well and the intersection of Rts 687 and 638. Eventually, the trail will continue for a few more miles to the Bath County line. |
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| Lon with Dakota and Sadie. The dogs will sleep well tonight after a 7 mile hike! |
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