Name: Easy Ride to Bear Swamp Hill
Rating: 4.0

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Family Friendly This is the easiest route to Bear Swamp Hill. This is the access built by the CCC

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Overview

This Trail is what is left of an old single-lane CCC road bed. The CCC trail was the access road to the wooden fire tower, also built in 1930. The trail was even blacktopped when a newer tower was built in the 1950s. Of course, when the plane crash destroyed the tower, the road fell into disrepair. What is left is kinda of a "rails to trails" sort of pathway.

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The recommended family-friendly way to Bear Swamp Hill. The trail is maintained by the Park Service and is a hard-packed surface. Follow Jenkins Road east to the Chatsworth Road. Proceed north to the Sooy Road. The access road to the hilltop is a short distance on the left. For a family-friendly outing, it may be best to hike up the rest of the Hill (part of the trail is washed out).