Thursday, 23 September 2004
Mitch McConnell Loop Trail
« Value of Talk Radio | Main | Kerry Trashes Prime Minister Allawi »The McConnell Loop trail is located within Jefferson Forest near LouisvilleKentucky. The trail is 5.4 miles in length and takes about 3 hours to hike.It is a hilly trail that goes up and down along a number of ridges insouthern Jefferson county. Fortunately, none of the hills are especiallysteep or overly long making it a moderately difficult but vigorous trail.
The underbrush of the forest is not dense allowing views of the surrounding nature. The views down into the forest from the top of the ridges are the highlights of the hike. Even though the trail follows a number of ridges the trees deny panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.
The only downside of the trail is the intermixing of horse trail with largeportions of the Loop trail. This means you have to dodge horse pies and mud pits during extended portions of the trail.
Overall it is a good hike and one I would give a rating of 2.5 stars.
