Join Gwen Haney and Karen Dansby on Thursday August 15th at 9:00 a.m. for a trail hike in Little Bennett Regional Park. This is a nice shady hike in the woods for a warm August day. It is an area of Little Bennett that we have not yet explored, a 5 mile heavily shaded path with about 550 feet of elevation gain. Climbing is mostly gradual with some steeper but short hills. The trail is mostly packed-dirt with some rocks and roots.
We will do a loop from the Stoneybrook Trail (passing by Little Bennett campsites) to the Whitetail, Bennett Ridge and Beaver Valley Trails. We should complete this hike in under 2.5 hours.
We will meet at the Wilson Mill trailhead on Clarksburg Road to begin at 9:00 a.m.. The trailhead is the second pull off on the left after entering Little Bennett Park and before reaching the Kingsley trailhead. Little-Bennett-RP-2023-update-0502-letter.pdf (montgomeryparks.org) Rain date is August 22.
Karen Dansby was born and raised in Arlington, VA. She spent 20+ years in eastern Kentucky, then retired to Sedona, AZ. Karen participated in trail maintenance in Sedona, hiked and participated in Preventive Search and Rescue for almost 10 years at the South and North Rim of the Grand Canyon. She moved back to Poolesville to be close to family.
Gwen Haney grew up in rural PA but did most of her hiking while living in Arizona, in the mountains and canyons of the southwest. She moved to Maryland 17 years ago to be near family and continues to enjoy being outdoors and on trails.
Watch for other hikes in and around Montgomery County for Poolesville Seniors. Once a month Gwen Haney and Karen Dansby will lead/tailgate a hike for Poolesville Seniors. The hikes will be 4-6 miles and last approximately 2-3 hours. A description will be given of the monthly hike with hiking recommendations.