On an overcast morning 10 ambitious hikers started off on the recently renamed trail, Rob’s Ride. We proceeded up to the south east end of Nighthawk Lake to take a look at the old beaver dam. From there we backtracked slightly to Dick’s Ride, where we started a clockwise circuit. From that trail, we did Cash Only, then Back Door where we stopped on a lovely Mossy Bluff for lunch in the warm sunshine.   After lunch, we continued on Back Door, then on to Silk-Stocking and travelled south down that for a little way to check out the old copper mining area complete with a mining cart. We then backtrack slightly, and went north west on Silk-Stocking, then onto Navel, and Straight as a Dime. This brought us out to the Walcan Road where we were able to head down Rob’s Ride. This is a lovely walk down McKercher Creek and then back over to Nighthawk Lake. At the marsh area above Nighthawk lake we were treated to a lovely choir of thousands of frogs. It was truly amazing how loud they were. After travelling along the lake, we return to the vehicles.  (10.4 km; 4 hours)

Les

Thanks to Les and Norris for the photos

Frog Chorus at 70 decibels from 20 metres away:

Hiking -Bike Trail South of Walcan Rd – 19 Mar 2024