Adventure Out Big Rock Overlook on the Bartram Trail By Peter McIntosh
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n this adventure we’re hiking the Bartram Trail from Warwoman Dell to an often overlooked overlook. It’s a rocky outcropping known as Big Rock. The view from Big Rock is nice. There’s the Rainy Mountain Scout Camp just below you and layers of mountains off to the southwest. (Look for the lake way down below, that’s at the
scout camp.) The total distance, there and back is right at 4.6 miles, and I would rate the trail between moderate to strenuous. And since the trailhead is Warwoman Dell, there are some other cool things to see and do as well. There are lots of picnic areas set alongside the babbling Warwoman Creek, a big pavilion and also a privy. This little cove also features a short inter-
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18 GML - May 2021
