This one’s got a little bit of everything. Little Lost Creek Conservation
Area, out of the North Hwy B Trailhead, packs flat road walking, meadow
trail, deep woods, rocky hills, and a creek bed all into one loop.
Started out of the parking lot on an old dirt road still in use today.
About .35 miles in, the route splits off onto a horse trail that skirts
around some private property before reconnecting with the old road. From
there it drops into the loop portion — old road gives way to a wide grass
path along the ridge. About 2.12 miles in, a little ways down the first
big, steep, rocky downhill, there’s a genuinely great view out over the
surrounding wooded hills. From there it’s the rest of the way down to the
creek, crossed twice, then a big, steep climb back up the other side. That
second hill had my full attention — didn’t get much chance to look around
— but it earned a lunch break at the top before leveling out into a
beautiful field road lined with cedar and oak, all the way back to the
loop junction and out to the parking lot.
📍 Trail Info:
– Trail: Little Lost Creek Conservation Area Loop
– Trailhead: North Hwy B Trailhead
– Distance: 5.47 miles
– Time: 3 hours 55 minutes
– Elevation Gain: +417 ft
– Difficulty: Moderate to Challenging (Hilly)
– Highlights: Ridgeline overlook (~2.12 mi), double creek crossing,
steep climb out, cedar and oak field road, mix of terrain types
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 Trailhead – North Hwy B Parking Lot
0:14 Horse Trail Split (~0.35 mi)
1:13:52 Ridgeline Overlook (~2.12 mi)
1:57:43 First Creek Crossing
2:00:27 Second Creek Crossing
2:02:56 Steep Climb Begins
2:20:25 Ridge Field Road – Cedar & Oak
2:25:00 Lunch Break
3:14:00 Back on the Trail
3:25:29 Back Near Loop Junction
3:54:44 Trailhead – Loop Complete
🗺️ Stick around to the end for a first look at our new Trail Player 3D —
a 3D fly-through of the route with color-coded difficulty along the way.
Still rolling this out, and this trail’s a great one to show it off on.
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