Checkerboard to Lennep

Scouted about 7 miles in and reached a point where the bike became hike only. So we tried Lennep to Checkerboard direction and ended up on a private property with a locked double two panel green gate. Decided it was time to skip ahead in the trail to the next section.

I was so glad to have a scouting trip on this section because if I had gone with a drop off I would been up a Creek named Poo without a paddle.

Making arrangements with private landowners to get across these sections seems like a logistical nightmare on top of all the other logistics to plan this trip. Sure wondering what the few people who have successfully completed the Trail might have done. A big “huh?”Read more