DESTINATION City of Williams Link Trail #124 1 Photoset
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| Hiking | 2.34 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 2.34 Miles | 1 Hour 6 Mns | | 2.13 mph |
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| no partners | | Spent most of the at Bearizona. Can’t go wrong with that. After checking into our hotel, I convinced the wife to do a short hike with me. We decided to do something nearby and short. We didn’t get started until almost 5pm. We parked at the end of Sheridan Rd. and the trail takes off right from the end of the road. The trail (initially) is very easy to follow….it doubles as an underground gas line. It seemed every hundred yards or so there would be marker indicating a gas line. There were also green chevrons periodically nailed to the trees in case you had any doubts. The trail was nestled between two hills with trees all around so views were limited. There was a bit more of an incline than my wife wanted as it climbed the slope of the hill, but comparitively speaking it wasn’t that bad. Around .7 we reached a gate and a split in the trail. The “gasline” trail continued to gradually climb the hill the Williams Link Trail veered to the left and lost some elevation. There was no trail signage, but there was a green chevron nailed to tree that helped guide us. Around .9 there was another split in the trail and both trails had green chevrons. ](https://hikearizona.com/dex2/images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall") The trail on the right seemed to be heading in the more expected direction so we followed that, and sure enough, about .07 miles later we hit the Clover Spring Trail junction. On the way back I briefly left Velva she followed the “gasline” trail to the top. It was only an additional .1 miles to the top. On the other side of the hill, the trail became a road. Walking down it a short ways I could see the Clover Spring Trail running along side it. I saw what may have been some use trails connecting the road to Clover, but nothing official.
Nice short hike. I think I enjoyed more than my wife. She was quick to point out that it was 47 degrees and with the wind chill factor it felt like 34. Typically, she complains that it’s too hot when she hikes with me. I just can’t win.  Had the trails to ourselves. No wildlife, though we think we spotted an eagles nest off in the distance. My wife has been watching the “eagle cam” from Friends of Big Bear Lake since early March, so this made the hike for her.  |
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