This short loop trail circles Beebe pond. The trail is a full circle and doesn't really have a start point, but the end of
Red Tail serves as a good start.
From the end of
Red Tail,
Pine Tree Loop goes in both directions. If you turn left, you'll roll downhill towards the pond. The trail turns before the pond and continues downhill, rolling over many tree roots. A small stream exits at the south-west tip of the pond, and the trail crosses this stream at a broken concrete spillway.
After the crossing, two trails intersect with
Pine Tree Loop,
Bear Paw to the north-west, and
The Shoot to the south-west.
Pine Tree Loop continues to follow the shores of the pond, passing another intersection on the left, with a connector trail to
Backpacker. The trail now winds through the trees at the other end of the pond, and over a bridge that crosses spring mud.
After another intersection, this time with
Backpacker itself, the trail turns back towards its start, on a wide unremarkable trail, passing Shortcut on the left.
If you're heading back to
Red Tail, Shortcut is preferable to backtracking up the meadow. Otherwise, it ends right were it began.
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