I took Amy for a hike on the trails I jog at VCA every other day. This is the shortest but steepest option that begins on Wildcat Trail (across from the WW Middle School), turns left on Wood Tower Trail, bends right onto Whitetail Trail, becomes Tannery Trail, turns right on Tall Timber Trail, then exits in reverse on Wood Tower Trail. It’s a 25ish minute jog, or a 50 minute hike in which you lose and then gain 200ft of elevation.
Here’s a no-frills photo tour from start to finish:
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Thanks for the tour. Hard to believe such beauty is just a few paces outside your neighborhood. I can send photos of my latest jog that includes about 100 cars whizzing by and a lot of asphalt.