Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/19/2019
The Old Growth Trail begins immediately behind the visitor center at a signboard with trail maps and park information.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/19/2019
The trail begins with a gradual climb into the forest.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/19/2019
The first portion of the trail overlaps with the Big Tree Trail, and hikers can opt to add the longer trail to their route to make a loop through the park's higher elevations.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/19/2019
A sign and bench mark the fork where the Old Growth Trail splits with the Big Tree Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/19/2019
After the trail fork, the Old Growth Trail descends through an old-growth forest past large oak trees.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/19/2019
A small sign marks the point where the Old Growth Trail meets up with a forest road that marks a turnaround point, or hikers can opt to head to the park's main parking lot from here.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/19/2019
The paved forest road that returns to the park's main parking area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/19/2019
Retracing their steps, hikers can choose to descend back to the visitor center or may continue on the Big Tree Trail for an added 2.7 miles of distance.