The Pine Park Association is in the midst of installing a new 900-foot hiking trail that people can access from a new gravel path that will run run from the Rope Ferry Trail.  It is about 200 feet north of the South Ravine Trail, which it replaces, and will end at the Girl Brook bridge at the south end of the park.  We expect hikers will enjoy the switchbacks, the new bench, and the lovely views when the trail opens in early September.  The Sphinx Foundation generously provided funds for the trail’s construction, and two friends of the park have contributed to the forestry work to improve the health of the woodland.

The original South Ravine Trail follows a sewer line and was never designed for hiking.  It is too steep and slippery to be safe and is being closed to hikers.  Investing funds that could be exercised in the future.