Unfortunately, there is no writeup for this hike, but if you would like to see some nice pictures taken during this hike, click here.
Here is a joke for your entertainment...
I met a beautiful women today and we went walking. Then she noticed me and we went running!
Originally this hike was suppose to originate at Ochs Trailhed and proceed to Craven's House via the Bluff Trail and Point Park. However, me being the turtle hiker that I am, I prefer to hike down, as much as possible, on the return leg of a hike. So, I reversed the order of the hike and shortened the hike a bit. The hike was listed as 6 to 7 miles, but as I looked at the trail maps, I realized it was going to be 9 to 10 miles or more. If the heat and humidity rose during the day, it would make this a bit of a chore for the old-timer that I am. As it turned out, the heat and humididty didn't show up. But I still cut the hike from Sunset Rock to Ochs Trailhead on the Bluff Trail. So it turned out to be a 5+ mile fairly easy hike for a Saturday.
Three of us departed the Craven's Hous trailhead around 9am and hiked up to Point Park via the Craven's House Trail. Not a difficult ascent with only one large felled tree across the trail which we got over. We arrived at Point Park to an entirely different park setting than the last time we hiked there during the Covid restritions. At that time there was nobody in the park when we arrived. This time, though not crowded, there were around 50 individuals in the park. From this point, rather than return to the Bluff Trail and head oward Sunset Rock, we decidedc to hike over to Sunset Rock Trailhead via the road through the Blighted neighborhood along West Brow Road. I was relieved to see tha "Mountain Folk" are able to survive atop of the mountain. We stopped at Sunset Rock overlook and had our snacks befor returning to Craven's House. On the return hike on the Bluff Trail, there wer a few rock climbers that we stopped and watched briefly. We all decided this sport was not in or ever was in "our buck lists". We finished the hike before 2 pm-which was early for a Saturday hike. Got home early enough to have a glass of wine before taking my nap.
If you would like to see some very nice pictures taken during this hike, click here.