Today we made our
second trip to Hobbs State Park. (Actually after our first Pigeon Roost excursion, mom and dad came back for a backpacking trip sans kiddos, but since that wasn't the whole family, it doesn't make this blog.) Some friends invited us to stay at their house on Beaver Lake for the weekend, and they led us on their favorite Hobbs Trail, Shaddox Hollow.
Shaddox Hollow is a fairly simple 1.75 mile loop. We took the left fork out of the parking lot. Just about one mile in we passed a short but steep spur trail that turned out to be the highlight of the trip. We could see from the main trail that the steep climb to our left led to some exposed rock, but we couldn't tell much about it. After we scrambled up, we saw a bunch of rocks just made for kids to climb on and a nice overhang with a perfect tunnel cave. The tunnel is almost a perfect circle about three feet tall and probably twenty feet in. After that it gets smaller and curves, but we still couldn't see the end. If someone was brave enough to shimmy in on their belly (we were not), it could go on for quite a while.
The rest of the trail is not terribly unique, but it is very pretty all the way. This is a very good family hike that can be done in less than an hour even with the extra exploring.
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| (Big kids like to run ahead and try to beat you back to the car.) |
Travel time from home: 45 minutes
Today's miles: 1.84
Remaining miles: 30.73
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