2-10 miles at Griffy Lake Nature Preserve in Bloomington

Join us for a pre-Christmas hike at Griffy lake
As usual the pace will be quick but if you aren’t fast or don’t like going fast we will stop every 15 minutes or so and whenever the trail changes to let you catch up.
Parts of this hike, if you go the whole way, are considered rugged.

There will be options to choose the mileage you want as we will begin with the hiking trail ending at the parking lot if you just want a little jaunt through the woods. The hiking trail is less than 2 miles. We will then head across the road to begin our lake loop with the north shore trail, probably the most challenging trail griffy has to offer. Be prepared for weird portions. You will have another option to cut it short here and loop back to parking for a total of around three miles.
The real adventurers will complete the North Shore Trail all the way to the dam , cross the dam to the new loop and back to parking for a total of at least ten miles.( Actual mileage tbd)

I love a little post hike beverage / meal and a chance to get to know each other when we don’t have to look at our feet. Bloomington is full of nice taverns