I arrived for my annual birthday hike around 9 AM and there were three other cars in the parking lot off of Little Mountain Road. I decided to connect several trails on Little Mountain today for a longer hike. My outbound route included the La-Z-Boy, Cairn, Nature, Sidekick, Over The Top, and parts of the Mossy Rock and Upper Surfer's Way. There were no issues on any of these trails other than a tree down on the Sidekick Trail that was easy to step over.
From the Mossy Rock, I turned south and hiked down the mountain using the Up Quick and Darvill Trails. The main issue on the Darvill Trail is mud and water on the trail in spots, especially near the connection with the West Loop Trail. I hiked the Darvill Trail to the trailhead on Hickox Road and then followed it back up the mountain and turned on the West Loop, following that trail to the Bonnie and Clyde and Sidewinder Trails to the viewpoints. There weren't really any problems with these trails other than some mud and water on the trail in spots.
From the viewpoints, my inbound route followed Ginny's Trail, the Bonnie and Clyde, Mossy Rock, the Upper Surfer's Way, and Over The Top trails. From this point, I elected to return to the parking area using the Rooty Trail. Again, there were no issues of note other than a tree down over the Upper Surfer's Way Trail and some mud and water on the trail in spots. According to the official Little Mountain Trail map, this route is about 7.5 miles and I was back at my car around 3 PM.
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