Showing posts with label Warwick Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Warwick Park. Show all posts

Saturday, January 3, 2009

New Ride: Warwick Park


Today I decided to ride at Warwick Park. Warwick Park is located just south of RT 23 on the French Creek North Branch. According to their website "Warwick’s woodlands provided much of the timber for charcoal used in the early American iron industry. A portion of the French creek meanders through the 538 acre park. An ideal site for nature study, the Horse-Shoe Trail, extending from Valley Forge to the Appalachian Trail, adds length to the numerous miles of multi-use park trails. A children’s play area, picnic pavilions and an informal volleyball court are also available. "



I rode 10.4 miles and the Fantom 29 performed flawlessly. It was a good day for a ride with the temperature in the upper 20's. There was also a light dusting of snow from the flurries we had yesterday.




The trails are wide like those at Springton Manor.









I started up the Charcoal Trail. It is a pretty good hill and corresponding workout.








Then I took the Horseshoe Trail east across Mt Pleasant Road.








There were a couple of wooden bridges east of Mt Pleasant Road.








The map shows a bridge over French Creek at this point in the park but this is all I could find.







I then went back to Mt Pleasant Road and caught the North Trail Loop west. At the end of this trail there is a lookout over the French Creek.



I then went back to the Horseshoe Trail rode it west then east then west again to get some miles in.







The trails are marked extremely well.

















































Here is an unusual tree with a big lump in it. At first I thought it was a bear in the tree.