Highway 850 to Boiling Springs - Southbound

Day 9

Wednesday, April 6
Highway 850 to Boiling Springs, Southbound
16.6 miles

We got on the trail at 8:40, slackpacking. Shuttled by Mike Gelinas. Mike told us the news that yesterday afternoon a suicide victim had been found along the trail somewhere on Peters Mountain – just where we were headed. 

Very pleasant easy hike --flat and even trails through farmland and wooded area. 

 At the Conodoguinet Creek Bridge, the trail goes under the bridge through a tunnel.  When we came out on the other side we saw a confusing U turn sign on a tree.  The trail turned to go across the bridge, then over a boardwalk along the creek. 

 

We met Soul Keeper headed north as we were going south along the boardwalk. 

 

At 3:30 p.m. we entered Boiling Springs.  Then we drove to the Comfort Inn in Harrisburg for the night.