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The trail entrance on Route 80 across from Chatfield Hollow.
The north point of the Forster Pond outlet.
A "giant's staircase" will lead you up the path.
Hemlocks dying from the woolly adelgid insect.
A large rock feature of the trail.
Some high steps to climb over.
Over thick tree routes and mosses.
High blueberry bushes and mosses.
Intricate rock scrambles.
Tent caterpillars ravaging the forest.
Boulders uniquely placed by the glaciers.
The path leads under outcroppings.
The Old Road Trail back to the parking area.
Signs for the Alternate Trail loop.
A burbling brook on the Alternate Trail.
More rock faces that extend adjacent to the trail.
A rock wall reminiscent of former farm lands.
A black vulture perched on a rock.
The Old Road leading back to the parking lot.
Fallen rocks from freezing and thawing.
The second parking area on Route 80.