Unfortunately, the Beaver Lake trail seems to be falling into disrepair. The initial portion of the trail is in pretty decent shape, but the trail soon becomes brushy. It looks as though there was some attempt made to brush out certain areas, but others were untouched. At about .7 mile, you reach the river and the trail becomes somewhat muddy, even though there’s been little rain in the area. There are segments of the trail in this area that need to be reworked to cut into the hillside a bit so the trail is wider. There’s also a tree with a notch cut into it that’s a little difficult to negotiate, particularly with a dog.
The end of the trail comes at a bridge that has fallen apart halfway through. This is Beaver Lake. To say that the lake is uninspiring is an understatement. There was little to no water, no signs of beavers and it was not a particularly scenic area. There are a lot of better trails in the area, including the Old Sauk Trail, and I would use those and leave Beaver Creek alone.
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