Carl did a search of things to do around Batesville, IN, and found that there were hiking paths in Brum Woods, so we decided to check them out today.
https://batesvilleindiana.us/departments/parks-recreation/brum-woods/
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We started on trail 1, a 0.6 mile loop -- we later did trails 5 and 4.
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Trail 1 was hard surfaced asphalt
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An information sign as we entered Trail 1. Unfortunately, we never found out exactly when this land was changed from agricultural to allowing woodland to grow up.
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A shelter about halfway around the loop...
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I had noticed when we were on I-74 that the eastbound rest area was closed, but the westbound one was still open... not sure whether there was a decision that east bound folks could wait to rest until they got to Ohio or what! I always think it is odd when there is a rest area in one direction but not the other...
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The beginning of the connector trail to Trail 5. Under the "Open" sign, it indicates "Ride Hike Frozen Trails Only"
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Carl and I discussed while we were hiking what that might mean... we came to the conclusion that it must mean that you should stay on the designated (established) paths and not create new ones... but we thought that was an odd terminology if that was the case! We also thought it might mean that, in winter, you shouldn't use the trails if they are thawing. After getting back to the rig, we did some internet searches and couldn't really find any information on the terminology, though there was a post in a mountain biking forum that recommended that you not bike on trails on which your foot would leave a footprint if you were hiking to protect the trails from damage.
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This was the connector path to Trail 5.
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About the same composition on Trails 5 and 4 -- mainly dirt, lots of roots and ups and downs and around abouts...
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Reaching Trail 5 from the connector - Trail 5 is about a 1 mile loop
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We decided to branch off and do the 1.06 mile Trail 4 loop - about halfway through Trail 5.
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Entering trail 4
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Carl on the trail
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Carl tracked our route with an app on his phone -- here is the information that we got at the end of the hike:
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Looking at the route we took (aqua and royal blue lines) it looks like we were doing circles as much as we've been doing on our route thusfar this year (check out the maps section on the right frame of this page!).
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They were very nice trails, and we used some muscles that we haven't been using as much recently! Carl kept on saying that it is good to walk on dirt trails and have our ankles and knees get challenged. I'm wondering how much my ankles and knees are going to agree with him tonight!
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