Description

Two short trails (4 total miles) in one fantastic day. Smith Mountain Lake Community Park before lunch and Lovely Valley Loop after lunch. Pack your own lunch. The guided hikes will begin at 10:00 am with the 1.75 mile SML Community Park Shoreline Trail followed by a bring-your-own picnic lunch at the Community Park Shelter. Directly after lunch, we’ll caravan 8-miles down the road to the 2-mile long Lovely Valley Loop Trail. Trails are non-challenging, natural surface. Hikes conclude at 2:00 pm. No transportation is provided. Register online at PlayFranklinCounty.com or in-person at the Essig Recreation Center.

Hike begins at the SML Community Park gravel parking lot prior to the sand beach.

Registration Fee: $7.00

Registration deadline is October 16.