Bay Tree Trail at Huddart Park

Today I went back to a favorite park of mine--Huddart County Park--in Woodside. I took a short and sweet 1.4 mile trail (in-and-out 0.7 miles each way).

My original plan was to take the Crystal Springs Trail from the Zwierlein Picnic Area down to Richards Road and then loop back on the Bay Tree Trail; however, today was Day of the Horse in Woodside. I think that they were using Richards Road and the Crystal Springs Trail as part of the progressive trail ride. In any case, the park rangers closed those two trails, so I just hiked the Bay Tree Trail as an in-and-out.

For such a short trail, it packs a lot of punch! The trail heads through a really nice mixture of forest so that you see redwoods, bay laurel, manzanita, madrone, and oak. The West Meadow Picnic Area has a lovely bench for catching a quick rest. In addition to seeing all of the horses riding on the trail, we also saw a whole family of deer in the parking lot upon our return.

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