Our route today from Red Town Trailhead included the Coal Creek Falls trail to the Quarry Trail. We then doubled back along the Shy Bear Trail to the Far Country Lookout, then returned to the trailhead via the Indian and Red Town Trails. All of the trails are in great shape right now. There were only a couple of blowdowns along the route and not even a lot of standing water despite the recent rains. Coal Creek Falls and Far Country Falls are not yet flowing where they typically are this time of year, which is not surprising given the recent dry spell during the first part of the month. It was evident that there had been some recent drainage work done on the Far Country Trail (maybe WTA?).
This route is a moderate route with some mild ups and downs throughout. I estimate the total distance is about five miles and we were able to complete this route in about 4 hours total including stops for lunch and pictures. There weren't very many people out on this rainy afternoon.
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