April 10, 2016.  Sunday.  Exploring the trails at Susquehanna State Park in Havre de Grace, MD.

From a previous post, this is part of the weekend plan – do the TNF Challenge 50k on Saturday, and explore Susquehanna Trails on Sunday.  Depending on the condition of the legs after the 50k, I could do an 11miler or 6miler trek following the training trails I found in the HAT Run Training Loop.  I have also downloaded the PDF Maps app for Android, and printed an official trail map found here.

After a hearty breakfast at the hotel, checked out and drove/parked at the Lapidum Board Ramp.  This is start of the red trail from the South end of the park.  Weather was better compared to yesterday’s.  A little on the cool side, with the sun up and shining.  Put on my wet shoes and started the hike.

Here are the trails I’ve covered.

• Red Trail – Susquehanna Ridge – lots of ups and downs, with a stream crossing after Rock Run rd.
• Green Trail – Deer Creek – moderate.  This is where I saw the Great Beech tree.
• Blue Trail – Farm Rd – easy.  undulating single track in an open farm land.
• Orange Trail – Ivy Branch – easy. connection from the Blue trail to more open space
• Back to Blue Trail.
• Yellow Trail – Rock Run – short but steep section going up the mountain section.
• White Trail – Land of Promise – lots of ups and downs, connecting back to the Red trail.

The legs felt ok on the hike – I was even running on some of the sections.  Happy to finish the full training loop, just a little over 10 miles, my garmin recorded.

Quick sandwich lunch at the Cheasapeake House Rest Area along I-95, and then headed home.  End of the weekend adventure.