Ferry Reach and Martelo Tower Trail
Miles Hiked 8.45Elevation Gain 174 feet Today is the last day I’ll hike in Bermuda. For this hike, I chose to stay close to the
Miles Hiked 8.45Elevation Gain 174 feet Today is the last day I’ll hike in Bermuda. For this hike, I chose to stay close to the

Miles Hiked 17.48Elevation Gain 1,112 feet Today the plan is to move the boat from the marina in Hamilton to St George’s Harbor on the

Miles Hiked 16.13Elevation Gain 981 feet Here I am in Bermuda. I got here by crewing on an Oyster 47 sailboat. We sailed from Providence,

The Ouachita Trail was what I expected and not expected. While the rocks were mentioned when I researched the trail, the plethora of them was an eye-opener.

The title “… The End” almost didn’t happen. A wild storm blew in at 3:30 a.m. It afforded me the opportunity to see a test of the Scott Tarvin Shelter.

Sun up and time to hit the trail. It’s tough leaving the luxurious Red Bluff Creek Shelter. Two days to finish, so off I go to the Scott Tarvin Shelter.

I had to quicken my pace to get to the next shelter before dark. The Red Bluff Creek Shelter came into view just as it was starting to get dark.

The rocks were back and towards the end of the day there was a big climb to the Brown Creek Shelter. These climbs to shelters cannot be a coincidence.
Today’s plan is to go little less than 9 miles to the Oak Mountain Shelter. I was off by 7:30 a.m. This was another day of rocks and going up and down gaps.

Today’s target is Moonshine Shelter. That’s another 15 plus mile day. So, I got an early start this morning and began hiking in the dark.