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Two campsites not far from the Lismore.
Rural area with some housing nearby
Mild hills
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Lots of warnings and notices that this is no longer a trailhead with overnight parking. We parked on the edge of the road near the driveway and felt safe. The landowner is making improvements, including a house. You walk right through his yard for the first hundred feet or so, south of Lismore Rd. This is timber country. It's easy to stay on the trail but you will cross a lot of four-wheeler trails. You will also see signs about the timber section you are in. It's kind of interesting because the signs tell you when it was last logged. So, lots of young forest.
Water looked good near the campsites. Mud wasn't bad on a warm mid-October afternoon. One of the best sites was a few hundred tamaracks growing just north of the Bald Eagle campsite. You don't often get to walk right up to those.
As I mentioned in the previous section, this trail splits with SHT on the west and a snowmobile trail on the east. At the northern end, the snowmobile trail was wide and looked inviting. At the southern, 4 miles later, it's full of weeds and branches on the ground. I don't know where the maintenance changes but the two trails are not close together, so you can't just change your mind later and switch. You would be trespassing if you tried that anyway.
