I arrived at the new parking area off of Little Mountain Road around 8:30 and there were three other cars in the lot. From the parking lot, I crafted an out and back hike to the Little Mountain viewpoint with the La-Z-Boy, Lower Surfer's Way, Down South, Taylor, Up Quick, Bonnie and Clyde, and the Sidewinder Trails. On my trip out, I also added a lollipop loop from the La-Z-Boy using the Cairn, Nature, and Sidekick Trails.
All of the trails I hiked are in great shape. Everything was really dry and I didn't even get any mud on my boots or pants-a rarity for November hiking. The only issue I noticed was one small blowdown over the Nature Trail but there is room to hike around it.
After lunch at the viewpoint, I returned to the parking area using the same route in reverse, skipping the loop with the Cairn Trail. Based on the map available at the Little Mountain website, this is about an 8.2 mile hike. I was back at my car at 2:30 and was the only car in the lot. Gotta love midweek hiking!
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