In March, we scouted for a hike I was supposed to lead in April. On that scout, we learned that the hike description was a little too ambitious, but that was fine. I fine-tuned it.
Then, of course, the April hike was cancelled.
But we put it back on the schedule for August, thinking things would be somewhat normal by then. Ha! The bus the hike relies on is still not back in service.
So, a hike in the same general area was substituted. But I do mean "general" - there wasn't going to be any real overlap with the original hike. I had a vague plan in mind, which unfortunately had a good deal of roadwalking at both ends - the bus stop just isn't near the park.
Sunday turned out to be hot and humid, so on the fly we agreed to stick to more old woods roads and less hilly trail. But first we had to get into Ringwood State Park.
Rather than follow my planned road walk, we tried a woods shortcut suggested by another Rambler. However, we got turned around, so ended up road walking anyway. Fortunately, these were well-shaded, quiet suburban roads.
Once in the woods, it was a challenge to follow the old roads - and the correct old ones, since the map doesn't show them all. We ended up going to the botanical gardens, although we had less time to explore them than I would have liked.
On the return, we did find the shortcut, so now I know where it is.
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