Fern Alley Trail has a section towards its middle which drops to a pond on the right and frogs and snakes are often seen on the trail.Īfter Fern Alley Trail, take a left back onto Hoyt Road Trail, which is wide, gravely, and uphill. The Switchback and Fern Alley Trail are narrow with lots of roots and obstacles. There is a fallen tree partially blocking the trail a short distance before you turn left onto Switchback. Turn left onto Shannon's Shin, which is also wide and flat, for a short distance before a right turn onto Hoyt Road Trail. This portion of Boundary Trail often has hikers and dogs, so keep an eye out. The end of East Rim Trail, where it intersects with Outbound Trail and Boundary Trail, has a map and bench.Ĭontinue down Boundary Trail, which is wide and allows you to pick up the pace for roughly 0.2 miles before a left turn to stay on Boundary Trail for another 0.25 miles or so. Towards the end of East Rim Trail, to the right down a short side trail, there is a bridge over the creek which can be a short detour before getting back into the loop. East Rim Trail is a narrower track with lots of roots that picks up the elevation you lost on Outbound Trail. Outbound Trail is a wider track, with few obstacles, that is a gradual downhill to the junction with East Rim Trail. The Downhill has several spots where care should be taken for short but significant drops in elevation and some root obstacles. As you turn onto The Downhill, you start hiking next to a small ravine with a creek running through it. These are the trails to follow, in order, with Left or Right indicated where needed: (1) Know-It-All-Kid Trail (2) Ridge Trail (3) Paul's Trail (4) The Downhill Heart Attack Hill (turn left from The Downhill) (5) Outbound Trail (6) East Rim Trail (7) Boundary Trail (8) Shannon's Shin (9) Hoyt Road Trail (turn right from Shannon's Shin) (10) Switchback (11) Fern Alley Trail (12) Hoyt Road Trail (turn left from Fern Alley Trail (13) Shannon's Shin (14) Boundary Trail (15) Log Jam Trail (16) IMBA Trail (17) Ridge Trail (turn left from IMBA Trail) (18) Night Crawler (19) Technical Trail and (20) Kate's Creak Trail.įrom the Know-It-All-Kid Trail through Paul's Trail, it is an easy warm-up on mostly flat terrain with slight losses of elevation. This loop stops and starts at the Funnel.

However, because Dash Point has so many shorter trails, this loop requires switching onto a new trail often. This loop takes you around the outer edges of the park, covering many different trails, and allows you to experience most of the park. Dash Point has a lot of shorter trails, which can be very different in terms of obstacles and elevation changes.

Dash point state park trails