{"id":3955,"date":"2010-02-06T09:38:58","date_gmt":"2010-02-06T17:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=3955"},"modified":"2010-02-06T09:38:58","modified_gmt":"2010-02-06T17:38:58","slug":"sauratown-trail-sections-12-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2010\/02\/06\/sauratown-trail-sections-12-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Sauratown Trail, Sections 12-13"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Section<\/a>Nobody asked me to document the Sauratown Trail, and I’m sure the last stragglers among my Bay Area readers wish I would move on to sexier terrain, but I feel like this stretch of dirt deserves bloggage. The trail itself is so-so, but the effort that went into getting it built is something else. As I mentioned last time<\/a>, local hikers and horse riders just made up their mind to do it, then did it. <\/p>\n

I doubt these posts will inspire any decisions to explore the Sauratown Trail or die trying. Then again, maybe a few will stop by and think “hey, they built their own trail, why can’t we?” That’d be cool with me. <\/p>\n


\nMy latest Sauratown trek happened a couple weeks back in a welcome break from the worst-winter-in-ages we’ve been having in North Carolina’s Triad this year. It was sunny morning that warmed up nicely, with only one annoyance: abundant mud. The Sauratown Trail Association recommends avoiding the trail when it’s muddy — hiking is bad enough on trails this squishy; riding horses is out of the question. <\/p>\n

The route<\/strong><\/p>\n

Combining sections 12 and 13 makes an easy 6.5-mile out-and back hike. Best way to do these together is to park near the east end of Section 12 along Brims Grove Road (there’s no parking at either end of Section 13). Here’s a Google map of the area:<\/p>\n