Lord Hill Regional Park — Monday, Apr. 3, 2017

With my three and a half year old in tow we took the Southern approach today from Old Tester Rd and decided on Temple Pond. The road ends at a white gate (parking on the shoulder). Following the old pavement you climb a hundred feet or so and bear right at the fork. Shortly after near where the road bends left the Pipeline Trail heads straight up a meadow on the right gaining another hundred feet or so. (Just short of this the Pipeline Loop Trail takes off right and may be an easier ascent). If you take the meadow a small stream is crossed near the bottom and seepage from the meadow keeps the lower portion wet and muddy. Once at the top there's a bench for resting with a nice view. The rest of this trail is up and down along the pipeline swath. There's plenty of birds and some old growth trees still present. A ways down the trail you'll encounter a sign with trail information leading you a short distance further to the Temple Pond Trail which was muddy and hoof beaten.  Geese made a racket much to the delight of my daughter at the pond.  It was a great day for a short close in hike. Likely mileage was a few miles.