Editing Dolan Branch Trail

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== Trail Overview ==

== How to get there ==

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Follow directions to [[Bays Mountain Park]].  From parking lot, carefully walk along the left side of the park road or follow the short connector path by the chain-link fence to unmarked trailhead.

== Route Description==

Originally, this trail followed the cast iron water line (see photo gallery below) down the hill from the reservoir.  While still shown on the park map as having a line to Eastman Recreation Area, that trail section has not been maintained or cleared from the 2009 winter storm damage, thus mostly impassible.

The original path along the water line and creek still goes some distance down to a valve house, although several very large blowdowns must be crossed.

== Typical Conditions ==

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The trail has bypassed to the side of the stone steps originally installed.  The footbridge was replaced a few years ago, but warning - several boards on the main deck have already broken.  As noted above, one path has few large blowdowns to climb over.

== Regulations ==

Dogs are allowed on this trail.  Bikes are not.

== Misc. Information ==

In November, 2011, Dolan Branch Trail, the unmaintained path between Dolan Trail and Eastman Corporation's Forest Walk trail were hiked. Forest Walk trail is a well maintained 0.7 mile loop that starts and ends at the Eastman Recreation picnic area and goes upstream along one side of Dolan Branch and back down the opposite side to the start/end point. Benches and steps are well placed along the loop. Eastman Recreation land is private property for use by current or retired Eastman employees and guests. The friend I was with is a retired Eastman employee who signed us in at the Eastman entrance for the Forest Walk loop hike.

== Photos ==