| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Elevation Gain |
Average Moving Time |
Year to Date Miles |
| 6/24/2026 |
4 miles |
1 hour 57 minutes |
173' |
2.2 mph |
190 |
Parking: Map:- Take the High Falls Trail from the parking lot. At the big intersection, turn right then left to take Buck Forest Road. Cross Little River at the covered bridge (top of High Falls). Turn right onto Conservation Road. Turn left onto Three Lakes Trail. Pass Lake Dense, Lake Alford, and Lake Julia. Turn right onto Conservation Road. Turn left onto Buck Forest Road. Turn right onto Covered Bridge Trail. At the big intersection follow the sign/High Falls Trail back to the parking lot.
Finally, a trip out to Dupont. Even though it's a weekday, the park was busy - I guess because it was a nice day & schools are out. We've hiked the Three Lakes Trail before, and I figured it would be a nice one to do on a warm day, to give Krumm a chance to go swimming. Once we left the gravel roads and got onto the Three Lakes Trail, it was quieter. We did encounter a couple of mountain biker groups on the trail though. We passed by our first lake, and I decided I didn't want Krumm to swim in it. We've swum there before. The second lake which I thought would be too mucky for him to swim in turned out to be fine. We stopped and threw his floaty toy. He kept losing his floaty toy in the grass. I guess it blends in very well. He did a great job swimming in much deeper water than he gets at the creek. He had a blast. We continued by Lake Julia - the trail never approaches the shore, however. Back to the car. Even though I think of Dupont as a place where I could get away with shorts while hiking due to the wider trails, I ended up finding a tick on my stomach when I got home. Ick.
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| Covered bridge which overlooks High Falls |
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| Top of High Falls |
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| Buck Forest Road is now open! |
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| Blueberries just starting to ripen |
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| First lake |
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| Hartford Fern |
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| Milkweed |
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