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A few weeks ago I took my dog Lola for a hike to Hullett Marsh. This incredible property of over 5400 acres was a delight to see. Lola and I enjoyed our walk so much that I told my husband I'd like him to see it on his day off last week.
Hullett Marsh is so large that there are many different entrance points and trails. We followed a dead end road, parked and headed onto the trail. We passed by swampy areas and a point where canoes can enter into the water, before coming to an old iron bridge where there must have at one time been a road.
After crossing the bridge I recognized the area from my last visit. On my previous hike this particular part of the trail was underwater and I wasn't able to reach the old bridge. My husband and I continued on our way walking along the dykes and enjoying the views of the trees and wildlife.
At one point we were overcome by a swarm of bugs. I have no idea what they were but luckily they didn't bite. I have to admit I made a couple of mistakes prior to our setting out on this particular trail. I didn't bring the map or look at it before we left home to see how long each trail was.
I also didn't bring any extra water or snacks with us. We walked, and walked and walked. In my mind I felt we should be circling back to the car. Getting pretty tired, I got a bit excited when we saw what we thought was the old bridge we had crossed near the beginning.
Then my husband informed me it was a different bridge. How many old iron decommissioned bridges can there be ? At this point we had to make an executive decision to turn around and retrace our steps. It just made more sense to take the long trek back since we had to admit we were a little lost.
We finally made it back to the car safely, thirsty and with sore feet. Our nice little hike had lasted 3 hours with a five minute break sitting by the water on the way back. Needless to say my husband wasn't too happy with me. When we got home I checked the map and found the little trail we ended up on was the second longest one at the Marsh.
We'd just done a nice little 7 kilometer or almost 4 and a half mile hike. I will definitely go back to Hullett Marsh to try the other trails but I will definitely be a little more prepared next time. Here are a few memories from our hike that I brought home with us.
