Then, winding to the right through thickets of mountain laurel, the path gently climbs the side of a hemlock-covered hillside. Jouncing up and down several small, rocky ridges, you will pass scattered patches of striped maple. In about 2 miles, you cross a private dirt road. After a little way the trail follows the remnants of an old tote road north, soon joining another tote road coming in from the southeast. There has been some recent logging on this ridge, but the trail remains easy to follow and well blazed.
Late summer brings a riotous flowering in open fields and meadows.
Blackberries invite you to snack, bumblebees engage in a final orgy of nectar gathering, and the sweet smell of pepperbush pervades the air. You are just under 1.25 miles from your car as you come out onto the road. Leaving the trail behind, return to your car by following Axe Factory Road to your right and then Boston Hollow Road, also to your right. Both these gravel roads are little used and a delight to walk. Cement and stone remnants of a mill wall are visible from the next bridge.