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Pennyrile State Forest: Macedonia Trail
Hike
by
kwschnautz
·
Nov 9th, 2019
4 hr 52 min
9.1 mi
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Elevation
947 ft
935 ft
Max
682 ft
Timeline
Started hiking
11:52am CDT
Trailhead
“Macedonia Trail”
“This is the trailhead for Macedonia Trails (here noted as Loops #1, #2, and #3, but otherwise noted as Blue, Red, and Yellow Loops). This trailhead is across the street from the Macedonia Cemetery.”
11:54am CDT
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Public
“Blue Loop Start/End”
“The Blue loop starts and ends here. (West of here is simply a short connector trail to the road.)”
11:56am CDT
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Public
Trail Junction
“Blue Loop x Blue Connector”
“This marker is on the Blue Loop (#1). It marks the north end of the Blue Connector trail that extends south to the Upper White Loop.”
12:15pm CDT
·
Public
Trail Junction
“Blue Loop x Red Loop”
“This sign is on the Blue Loop (#1) at its junction with the south end of the Red Loop (#2)”
12:18pm CDT
·
Public
Trail Junction
“Blue Loop x Red Loop”
“This sign is on the Blue Loop (#1) at its junction with the north end of the Red Loop (#2)”
12:20pm CDT
·
Public
Trail
“Yellow Loop (#3)”
“This trail is marked with golden-yellow blazes.”
12:27pm CDT
·
Public
Trailhead
“Yellow Loop (#3) Trailhead”
“This trailhead contains no markings, but is well-established and leads to the Yellow Loop (#3) just south of the road.”
12:33pm CDT
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Public
Trail Junction
“Yellow Loop (#3)”
“There is a junction here on the Yellow Loop (#3). A well-established, yet unmarked connector trail leads north from here to the road.”
12:35pm CDT
·
Public
Moss
Seligeriaceae
“Moss”
12:41pm CDT
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Public
Clearing
“Good Potential Campsite”
“**Disclaimer: while primitive camping is permitted in the Pennyrile State Forest, it is not permitted in State Parks.”
12:47pm CDT
·
Public
Off Trail
“We went off-trail for a few minutes for lunch.”
12:59pm CDT
·
Public
Rock Formation
“Rock Outcrop”
1:01pm CDT
·
Public
Creek
“Along Yellow Loop (#3)”
1:36pm CDT
·
Public
Trail Junction
“Red Loop x Yellow Loop”
“This sign is on the Red Loop (#2) at its junction with the south end of the Yellow Loop (#3)”
1:43pm CDT
·
Public
Trail Junction
“Red Loop x Yellow Loop”
“Red Loop (#2) at its junction with the north end of the Yellow Loop (#3). There is no sign here. It appears that some trail damage occurred (trees were recently removed) and the sign is missing.”
1:55pm CDT
·
Public
Trail
“Blue Loop (#1)”
2:06pm CDT
·
Public
Trail
“Blue Loop (#1)”
2:09pm CDT
·
Public
Trail
“Red Loop (#2)”
2:12pm CDT
·
Public
Off Trail
“No Blazes”
“This segment is off the marked trail. It seems like it's an established, but unmarked shortcut north of the bluffs.”
2:20pm CDT
·
Public
“Red Loop x Yellow Loop”
“This sign is on the Red Loop (#2) at its junction with the south end of the Yellow Loop (#3)”
2:23pm CDT
·
Public
Trail
“Red Loop (#2)”
2:25pm CDT
·
Public
Bluff
“Bluffs”
“Just to the north along Red Loop (#2)”
2:29pm CDT
·
Public
Creek
“Creek”
“Along Red Loop #2”
2:33pm CDT
·
Public
Trail Junction
“Red Loop x Red Connector”
“This sign is on the Red Loop (#2) at its junction with the north end of the 'Red Connector Trail', which extends south to the Upper White Loop.”
2:37pm CDT
·
Public
Trail
“Red Connector”
“This trail connects the Red Loop (#2) to the Upper White Loop. **The Red Connector is marked with WHITE blazes**”
2:38pm CDT
·
Public
Trail Junction
“Upper White Loop x Red Connector”
“This sign marks the Upper White Loop's junction with the Red Connector, which extends north to the Red Loop (#2).”
2:40pm CDT
·
Public
Trail Junction
“Upper White Loop x Lower White Loop”
“This sign is on the Upper White Loop at its junction with the east end of the Lower White Loop.”
2:50pm CDT
·
Public
Trail
“Lower White Loop”
“This is a mountain bike trail.”
2:52pm CDT
·
Public
Cairn
“Burial Site”
“Several rock piles potentially mark burial grounds.”
2:53pm CDT
·
Public
Creek
“Lower White Loop”
“Here the trail follows BOTH sides of the creek. To follow the marked trail, stay on either the east or west side of the creek. (Non-bikers can cross here easily if they desire.)”
2:59pm CDT
·
Public
Foot Bridge
“Grates over Creek”
“All stream crossings on this trail have grates to allow for bikes.”
3:06pm CDT
·
Public
Trail
“Lower White Loop”
3:32pm CDT
·
Public
Mushroom
“Mushrooms”
3:45pm CDT
·
Public
Trail Junction
“Upper White Loop x Lower White Loop”
“This sign is on the Upper White Loop at its junction with the west end of the Lower White Loop.”
3:50pm CDT
·
Public
Trail
“Upper White Loop”
4:00pm CDT
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Public
Trailhead
“Upper White Loop”
“This sign is next to a bike rack. It is at the Upper White Loop trailhead. The Upper White Loop extends both north from the parking lot and west, with two separate trailheads.”
4:03pm CDT
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Public
Trailhead
“Upper White Loop”
“This trailhead is north of the parking lot with bike racks”
4:05pm CDT
·
Public
Trail
“Upper White Loop”
4:21pm CDT
·
Public
Trail Junction
“Upper White Loop x Blue Connector”
“This sign is on the Upper White Loop at its junction with the south end of the Blue Connector. The Blue connector leads north to the Blue Loop (#1)”
4:23pm CDT
·
Public
Trail Junction
“Blue Loop (#1) x Blue Connector”
“This sign is on the Blue Loop (#1) at its junction with the north end of the Blue Connector. The Blue Connector leads south to the Upper White Loop.”
4:24pm CDT
·
Public
Cemetery
“Macedonia Cemetery”
“This cemetery remains from Macedonia Church, which no longer stands.”
4:44pm CDT
·
Public
Stopped hiking
4:45pm CDT
Stats
Duration
4 hr 52 min
Distance
9.1 mi
Average Speed
1.9 mph
Max Speed
1.9 mph
Cumulative Elevation
947 ft
up
935 ft
down
Date
11/9/2019
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