Wooster Mountain - Green Trail Mapped

On my last hike here I was frustrated and perplexed that I missed the intersection of the Green Trail with the Orange Trail so I returned again today to try and resolve it!

I parked at Starrs Plain Road and hiked up the Ives Trail. The weather was overcast and foggy but at least it never rained!

Up the Ives Trail

This stairway right of Route 7 is where I started the hike up the mountain. The Ives Trail is  pretty steep for a while but the incline eventually tapers off a bit.

At the first intersection, the Green Trail goes off to the right. I kept to the left and stayed on the Ives Trail but this intersection is where I rejoined on my final loop back. 

The Green Trail

The next intersection is where the Green Trail goes off to the left. It winds uphill twisting and turning for quite a while and obviously is tailored for mountain bikers as there quite a few enticing terrain features along the way.

There is a intersection here which I later back tracked to.  The Green goes to the right, the left turn is the yet unblazed loop which travels around the pond. (See the Pond Loop below)

I continued on the Green Trail - it looks like a great trail (especially on descent :-)

Near the top there is this wonderful mossy rock which has been turned into a roller!

Ah finally - I got to the intersection of the Orange Trail. Main "mission accomplished" - this was the spot I was looking for!

I turned around and headed back down the Green to check out the Pond Loop. On the way, I noticed a spot that could have been an old carriage road.

The Pond Loop

This trail meanders around the Pond and has a myriad of biker terrain features.

3 photo panorama

The map is correct - as of now it stops short of reconnecting with the Green but considering there is only another 50 of so feet - I imagine it will soon connect. :-)

The White Trail

I hiked back on down to the Ives and then went west on the Ives until I came to the intersection of the White Trail which veers off to the right. This is not biker friendly although there are a couple of scenic stretches here and there.

White veers of the the right

Nice scenery looking back

This short stretch might have been an old carriage road

The rocky stream bed

Intersection

As you hike clockwise on the White, you get nearer and nearer to the Gun Club. It a little annoying cuz you hear gunshots the whole time which become louder and louder as you get closer. At this trail intersection, I turned uphill to reconnect with the Ives and head out. Staying to the right heads you downhill to the Gun Club. The trail uphill is blazed Green.

The Green is heading uphill

Back on the Ives

Nice little stretch of trail near the final descent. Of course within a few minutes the sun started coming out! Oh well - I'll be back!

Wooster Map Trail Map (so far)