1/4/2025 Caesar Creek DaytonHikers pt7 to pt3

1/4/2025 Caesar Creek DaytonHikers pt7 to pt3

I asked in the Chapter group if anyone was going to Caesar Creek for the annual DaytonHikers potluck and hike. Kyleigh confirmed she was in. I contacted her that morning to see if she might want to switch to a non out an back 7 and she was in. We worked together and made it happen. Then we joined the DaytonHikers after for the feast.

Bt sections complete 14

Loveland, Ceasar Creek, Troy, Williamsburg, St. Marys, Delphos, West Union, Sinking Spring, Shawnee, Scioto Trail, Old Man's Cave, New Straitsville, Defiance, Pemberville 

Bt miles 1 way based on complete sections

45.9mi + 55.1mi + 51.9mi + 51.7mi + 45.5mi + 46.5mi + 58.5mi + 53.9mi + 55.7mi + 61.2mi + 52.5mi +60.6mi + 59.9mi + 56.09= 754.99mi

Bt total this year 4.17mi + 7.73 mi = 11.90mi

NCT non concurrent this year 0mi

NCT total this year 0mi

APT this year 0mi

Adding APT since sorta exploring this a bit now still not gonna say it's a real trail.

ADT non concurrent this year 0mi

ADT total 0mi + 4.17mi = 4.17mi

Florida Trail Total this year = 0mi

Total for year 4.17mi + 7.73mi= 11.90mi

Today is day 4 of year,  on track for 365

The hike.

View at the beach.  Sorta a wild view over the lake and all the snow.  It was not terrible on the blacktop but we mostly walked to the side.

Beautiful 

The view of the bridge looking back

Hiking through these little patches of pine and cedar.  It feels different as the trees change.

These small flags are from an ultra race.

Kyleigh making me feel slow.  I was not organized well for this hike.

A few crossings but it was not bad.

Day lodge, the blue blazes were updated before this but the park maps are not.  The BT takes the sugar maple shortcut.

I grabbed this since it is the old sticker logo.

Since it was caesar creek event for DaytonHikers the trails had lots of traffic today.  All clearly visible.

This looks back and across the lake at a point of land that sticks out there.  I remember cooking a lunch at the bottom on the rocks next to the lake.

I have done this a few times from here back to visitor center I can almost recall every turn even more than East Fork.

Typical signage referenced to other signs.

Fitness trail

Ultra signs and we see there is 2 paths we stay on the dirt path here to visitor center.  It does not matter both come up to top of hill.

This is a view into the woods on a pretty winter day.

Visitor center sign 

View from the Dam

View down the road we are walking to that sign and we parked in a lot to the left.