The plan was to go dink around all day at Lord Hill, but when I got to the south lot I discovered some kind of race event going on. Lots of people, so I headed out to Marckworth Forest. Yes, it's boring - but that's why nobody goes there!
Parked at DNR1020 again, and walked past the gorge. Took the spur road on the right down the hill til I ran out of road. Found a bootpath down to Youngs Creek, then followed the creek all the way down to the confluence with Elwell Creek. Well, almost. Got within sight of it anyway, but the last part down the cliff didn't look too inviting. Still, I'm going to scratch this off the Next Time list. (I don't know why it was on there in the first place, but for some reason I wanted to go there.)
Anyway, had a fun day of exploring, and didn't see a soul all day. And no, Chuck, this wasn't on a trail, so expect LOTS of blowdowns, several muddy stream crossings - oh, and potholes on the road in.
Comments
thebrink on Marckworth Forest
Nice view of the creeks, It has a remote look to it.
Posted by:
thebrink on Dec 27, 2020 10:23 AM
mato on Marckworth Forest
Nothing's been logged recently in the area, so it does appear remote - even though it's less than three miles off Hwy 2. Scared up a HUGE bald eagle that was perched on tree upper left. Also, note the different colored water between the creeks - Youngs is brown with tannins, and Elwell is clear.
Posted by:
mato on Dec 27, 2020 05:29 PM
goingdowngametrails on Marckworth Forest
I enjoy reading these and following along on a map!
Posted by:
goingdowngametrails on Jan 07, 2021 09:52 AM