This hike is a culmination of the 3 previous Black Run hikes that we've been on and explores the red, white and blue trails within the preserve.
Trailhead
The trailhead for this is the junction between all 3 of the main trails (0.75 miles from the Kings Grant Drive/Crown Royal Parkway parking lot). We started at the lot and walked to the head of the trail. The order for this will be Blue > Red > White > Yellow > Red > Blue.
Blazes
All of these trails are fairly well marked with the exception of the junction between white and red.
Points along the way
- 0.75 Miles from parking lot - Trail Head
- 1 Mile from the parking lot - Red trail branches off to the right (red trail blaze above)
- 1.3 Miles from the parking lot - trail switches to white blazes and the white trail goes out to Kettle Run Rd
- 1.6 Miles from the start - White trail ends at Kettle Run Rd (turn around)
- 1.7 Miles from the start - Yellow trail branches to the right (we will use the Yellow trail as a bridge to get back to Red)
- 1.8 Miles from the start - rejoin the Red trail after crossing a "bridge"
- 2.1 Miles from the start - we rejoin the Blue trail across from the aeration ponds (make a right)