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The trail consists of three connected loops. Starting from the typical access point on Cedar Branch Road is the greenish blue blazed forest or ridge loop offering some views to the south. The middle loop is the yellow blazed field loop. The final loop and location of the sinking waters namesake is the blue blazed wetlands loop. The wetlands loop is connected to the park golf course. | The trail consists of three connected loops. Starting from the typical access point on Cedar Branch Road is the greenish blue blazed forest or ridge loop offering some views to the south. The middle loop is the yellow blazed field loop. The final loop and location of the sinking waters namesake is the blue blazed wetlands loop. The wetlands loop is connected to the park golf course. | ||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | |||
Section | |- | ||
Parking to Forest Loop Connector | !Section | ||
Forest Loop | !Distance (mi) | ||
Forest and Field Loop Connector | !Marking | ||
Field Loop | |- | ||
Field and Wetlands Loop Connector | |Parking to Forest Loop Connector | ||
Wetlands Loop | |0.09 | ||
Wetlands Loop Golf Course Connector | |Green | ||
|- | |||
|Forest Loop | |||
|0.64 | |||
|Green | |||
|- | |||
|Forest and Field Loop Connector | |||
|0.08 | |||
|Green | |||
|- | |||
|Field Loop | |||
|0.56 | |||
|Yellow | |||
|- | |||
|Field and Wetlands Loop Connector | |||
|0.14 | |||
|Yellow | |||
|- | |||
|Wetlands Loop | |||
|0.39 | |||
|Blue | |||
|- | |||
|Wetlands Loop Golf Course Connector | |||
|0.1 | |||
|Blue | |||
|} | |||
The trail can be made very short or long by taking the loops as desired. The description below is for an "always turn right" route starting from Cedar Branch Road, (almost always) taking the trail to the right when it splits. | The trail can be made very short or long by taking the loops as desired. The description below is for an "always turn right" route starting from Cedar Branch Road, (almost always) taking the trail to the right when it splits. | ||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | |||
Miles Out | |- | ||
0.0 | !Miles Out | ||
0.05 | !{{PAGENAME}} | ||
0.1 | !Miles Back | ||
0.3 | !Elevation (ft) | ||
0.5 | |- | ||
0.54 | |0.0 | ||
0.62 | |Trail head | ||
0.73 | |2.19 | ||
0.95 | |1,479 | ||
1.0 | |- | ||
1.09 | |0.05 | ||
1.2 | |Trail bridge and spring house | ||
1.29 | |2.14 | ||
1.44 | |1,457 | ||
1.48 | |- | ||
1.6 | |0.1 | ||
1.63 | |Trail head | ||
1.83 | |2.09 | ||
1.9 | |1,494 | ||
2.1 | |- | ||
2.19 | |0.3 | ||
|Pass ridge sign and trail high point | |||
|1.89 | |||
|1,637 | |||
|- | |||
|0.5 | |||
|Descend ridge on stairs | |||
|1.69 | |||
|1,499 | |||
|- | |||
|0.54 | |||
|Rejoin lower trail at sign | |||
|1.65 | |||
|1,448 | |||
|- | |||
|0.62 | |||
|Turn right at bench for 2nd loop | |||
|1.57 | |||
|1,426 | |||
|- | |||
|0.73 | |||
|Bench on upper part of the middle loop | |||
|1.46 | |||
|1,498 | |||
|- | |||
|0.95 | |||
|Trail head | |||
|1.24 | |||
|1,373 | |||
|- | |||
|1.0 | |||
|Bench and sign at paved section and small bridge | |||
|1.19 | |||
|1,382 | |||
|- | |||
|1.09 | |||
|Enter boardwalk section | |||
|1.10 | |||
|1,330 | |||
|- | |||
|1.2 | |||
|Turn right to head to golf course | |||
|0.99 | |||
|1,368 | |||
|- | |||
|1.29 | |||
|Trail head | |||
|0.90 | |||
|1,388 | |||
|- | |||
|1.44 | |||
|View sinking waters | |||
|0.75 | |||
|1,375 | |||
|- | |||
|1.48 | |||
|Leave boardwalk section | |||
|0.71 | |||
|1,479 | |||
|- | |||
|1.6 | |||
|Stay right for middle loop | |||
|0.59 | |||
|1,372 | |||
|- | |||
|1.63 | |||
|Sign about Coffman family | |||
|0.56 | |||
|1,373 | |||
|- | |||
|1.83 | |||
|Complete middle loop | |||
|0.36 | |||
|1,418 | |||
|- | |||
|1.9 | |||
|Begin lower portion of the first loop | |||
|0.29 | |||
|1,443 | |||
|- | |||
|2.1 | |||
|Complete the first loop | |||
|0.09 | |||
|1,499 | |||
|- | |||
|2.19 | |||
|Hike complete | |||
|0.0 | |||
|1,479 | |||
|} | |||
== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == |