The middle fork - it’s a great well-maintained trail. I loved the steep rocky part of the trail that hits a high point around 1.4 miles in, and wondered how they built that. Lots of undulating up and down, of course trending up as you go upriver. The trail has a split around 3.36 miles in to go down to the river, or stay right to stay on the main trail. The campsites 5.6 miles in looked inviting but I didn’t hike down to them. I continued on to the bridge crossing, then up to the Dingford creek trailhead. I was surprised to see a lot of cars there, all trucks and high clearance vehicles. Lots of TP in the bathroom, both on the holder and in the pit. Looks like it needs to be dug out soon.
I went a little further to the Dingford Creek Falls (at approximately 6.3 miles). Definitely worth the extra short distance. Then headed back. The color of the river is pretty cool – a light emerald green.
All dogs and owners were well behaved. I saw some climbers, and a few backpackers, but mostly a lot of very happy trail runners.
12.78 miles RT, 1781 feet total ascent
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