We had a group of 4 people on the hike around Lovingston Spring Trail and the AT. Liz Lyons, Jason Gale, Brian Muszynski, and Michael Seth all ventured out to try a trail that we had never hiked before. Liz and 3 nice men- she was not complaining!! Jason had hiked with us about 9 months ago. We were glad he joined us again.
The weather started out nice as we began walking north on the AT. After about 2 miles, we turned left onto Lovingston Spring Trail. This is a trail that runs along Rockbridge County and does not get much traffic. It was relatively flat and provided a nice walk through the woods. We continued along this trail until we reached Lovingston Spring. We thought that this would be a nice lunch stop. As Michael Seth looked at the map, he suggested we call this the "Three Counties Hike". We ended up traveling through Rockbridge, Nelson, and Amherst counties.
After lunch, we kept hiking until we reached the intersection of the Lovingston Spring Trail and the AT. Michael Seth made the suggestion that we hike back along the AT to make this a circuit hike. Brian, Jason, and Liz agreed. We all had more energy left in us to complete what would become a 10 mile hike!
We then started south along the AT and encountered large rocks to climb upon with views of the valley. Brian Muszynski was happy to have a good view he asked for earlier in the hike.
The walk along the AT was great. We had some stream crossings and good terrain. The adventure was yet to come, however!
With 1.5 miles left in the hike, the skies opened up!! Pouring rain and lightning! Luckily we had 4 hearty hikers that could run the last part of the trip back to the parking lot. We all arrived back safely- soggy boots and all!
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