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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
The Sand Hills Trail hike begins at the entrance area where there are tables, educational displays and shade coverings.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
The Sand Hills Trail can be accessed via the Holly Trail, the Ridge Trail or Jenckes Road.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
The Sand Hills Trail begins seemingly in the middle of the forest, hikers must follow either the Holly or Ridge Trail to reach the Sand Hills Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
Trails follow a single track through the forest but are clearly marked with blazes.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
Walking the Holly Trail to the Sand Hills Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
The beginning of the Sand Hills Trail, an arbitrary ending of the Holly and Ridge trails.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
Wood plank boardwalks cross over some of the swamp wetlands.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
The Sand Hills Trail follows mostly a forested shady route.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
There are a few informational signs along the way.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
Sand Hills Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/02/2021
The Sand Hills Trail comes to an abrupt and anticlimactic dead end at a signed and seemingly random point in the forest.