South Ridge Drive Trail

We got on the trail behind the Harmar Pavilion on South Ridge Drive and made a left on the trail.  It was another beautiful day in North Park, with a lot of leaves still left on the trees and the forest floor a multicolored blanket.  

On this trail, you quickly pass a couple of old pavilions no longer being used by the park.  I wonder if there was once a road to these or you had to hike your picnic food in?  

A little farther on is this old log shelter.  It has a nice porch area and a great fireplace with a mantle inside.

This view from the porch of the shelter is amazing.  What a beautiful spot to have an event.  Again, I wonder how old the shelter is and when/ why it fell into disuse?

The mantle.

We made it down to the playground on Old Babcock Blvd, then made the steep hike back up the trail.