As mentioned before I’m always on the lookout for new places to walk so I was pleased to find some information on the Twin Hill Preserve. Unfortunately when I got there I was somewhat disappointed.
First – it’s quite hard to find. It’s not really signed. You have to be on the lookout for a short road going down and over a bridge and it’s easy to miss.
Second – the preserve is not well maintained. A number of trees had fallen down across parts of the trail and even though it wasn’t hard to clamber over them it was a bit of a hassle. The trail is also somewhat overgrown.
Third – It’s not a very long walk. It’s a balloon walk i.e. a single trail, which forks into a choice a walking along a marsh or walking along a ridge. You go out on one and back on the other and then retrace your steps to the beginning. The ridge trail continues past the point where you turn onto the marsh trail, but I have no idea where it goes and didn’t feel inclined to follow it.
On a more positive note it’s a fairly peaceful location and while walking along the marsh you hear a variety of bird sounds. Also there’s another of Putnam County’s stone chambers (third and fourth pictures below) by the entrance to the preserve (see photograph below).
After we got back home I picked five ticks off our dog, and one of myself. And the next day I had a number of unidentified bug bites.
Another view of the marsh.
Stone chamber – exterior.
Stone chamber – interior.
