Farrington Woods - Lower Trail

After seeing the photos back in April of the machine-built section on the lower trail, my curiosity was piqued and I had to check it out!

So I rode in, first having a blast on the trails by the parking lot...

Trail Section from the parking lot

...then I rode over to the fireplace by the pond before heading up to the lower loop.

Trails I took (FCNEMBA Map)

Old Fireplace by the Pond

Sanford Pond

The first section of the lower trails off the fireroad are easy to miss (I did :-( ). No climbing to speak of here but the twists and turns sure beat riding the fireroad.

Where to start the Lower trail is easy to miss

The second section quickly climbs a small ridge with a series of switchbacks and brings you to a ridge that parallels the pond. It is very picturesque.

The View of the Pond from the start of the Ridge

Along the Ridge (Pond is on the right)

There's a section where you tightly squeeze thru a bunch of trees. Very nice!

Riding between the trees is fun

When you hit the machine-built section, you are flyng - there is no way to stop for a photo! :-)

Map My Ride GPS
The trail in and the rail out of the loop are very close to each other

The trail keeps flowing and you loop back--often only a few feet from the fireroad and only a few feet more from the trail you just came in on as well.

Its a good ride - there are lots of up and downs and tight curves to keep it focused and fun - definitely coming back for another shot at this !

I next headed south to Bennetts Pond State Park to ride a short loop there as well...