Tinker’s Creek in the Bedford Reservation
Today’s hike of 8.5 miles was between Bedford and Solon, in the Bedford Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. It was about half and half, bridle path and single-track with hills. The bridle path was muddy, the kind of squishy muddy that you have to be careful on.
The single-track was especially challenging because everything was covered in leaves, such that it was difficult to see where the trail was. I found myself spotting a marker and hiking to it, then stopping to look for the next marker, which makes for slow going. There also were quite a number of places where fallen trees and branches blocked the path and I had to work around them.
It was interesting seeing Shadow Lake, near Richmond Road in Solon, and the views of Tinker’s Creek were beautiful. I also had to take a picture of the fallen tree with the blue blaze marking the trail on it. Fortunately, I was almost finished at that point.