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<\/div>\n\nThis loop hike circles around Pine Swamp Mountain, Pine Swamp and the Pine Swamp mines.\u00a0 Park at the Lake Shannatati parking area.\u00a0 This parking lot fills up fast, especially on weekends.\u00a0 People do park along the side of the road when the lot is full.\u00a0 The trailhead is to the right of Lake Shannatati.\u00a0 From this trailhead, take the Long Path (turquoise markers).\u00a0 The trail travels along side the lake crossing at stream and then ascending to the Dunning Trail (Yellow markers) after 1.3 miles.\u00a0 This section of the Dunning Trail is also a forest road.\u00a0 The Dunning Trail and Long Path travel together for a very short distance.<\/h4>\n
This loop hike circles around Pine Swamp Mountain, Pine Swamp and the Pine Swamp mines.\u00a0 Park at the Lake Shannatati parking area.\u00a0 This parking lot fills up fast, especially on weekends.\u00a0 People do park along the side of the road when the lot is full.\u00a0 The trailhead is to the right of Lake Shannatati.\u00a0 From this trailhead, take the Long Path (turquoise markers).\u00a0 The trail travels along side the lake crossing at stream and then ascending to the Dunning Trail (Yellow markers) after 1.3 miles.\u00a0 This section of the Dunning Trail is also a forest road.\u00a0 The Dunning Trail and Long Path travel together for a very short distance.<\/h4>\nThe Long Path turns right through a rock outcropping. Stay on the Long Path for .8 miles where the Long Path meets two others trails.\u00a0 This location is known as “Times Square” as noted on maps and spray painted on a large rock.\u00a0 Turn right here onto the Arden-Surebridge Trail (A-SB on maps with a red triangle markers on trail).<\/h4>\nAfter about a half mile on the Arden-Surebridge Trail the Dunning trail in on your right.\u00a0 This is a good landmark for locating the Pine Swamp mines.\u00a0 These mines are only excavated rock outcroppings usually filled with water.\u00a0 After passing Dunning trail, it is only 1.2 miles back to the trailhead on the Arden-Surebridge trail.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
After about a half mile on the Arden-Surebridge Trail the Dunning trail in on your right.\u00a0 This is a good landmark for locating the Pine Swamp mines.\u00a0 These mines are only excavated rock outcroppings usually filled with water.\u00a0 After passing Dunning trail, it is only 1.2 miles back to the trailhead on the Arden-Surebridge trail.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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