A short way beyond the beaver pond, the trail turns to the southwest passing a lean-to shelter and makes its way through a black spruce-tamarack bog. A boardwalk keeps you high and dry. At the other end of the boardwalk, the trail continues through a forest of balsam fir, aspen, and white pine before reaching a clearing of young red pines beneath scattered white pines, and eventually a mature forest of oaks and maples before returning to the trailhead.
If you don’t do this hike early in the spring or early summer, it might be a good idea to call the Savanna State Forest office to find out if they have mowed the trails recently. They usually do the mowing sometime after mid-July, depending on other work requirements.
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