Since it warmed up a little, we decided to ditch the treadmills and get outside for a nice hike. A touch of cabin fever has us getting on each others nerves and we knew it was best if we got out of the house. We decided on Sadsbury Woods Preserve, which is a nature preserve near Coatesville, PA. There are two loops: one is about 3 miles long and the second is about 5 miles long. Since it was still fairly cold, we opted to do the shorter, easier loop this time around. The parking lot is small, only holds about a dozen cars, and we were lucky to snag the last open space.
This land was at one time a quarry. The yellow trail is an easy hike with only a few rocky sections and very little elevation change. We quickly started to discover lots of quartz (we have seen this in other rocky parks in this area). The large rocks scattered throughout the woods make for an enjoyable change of scenery. About half way through our hike we came across a very small pine tree adjacent to the trail that had been decorated by other hikers for Christmas. Within minutes after that, we discovered a planted stone hidden in the leaves with a be-safe covid message.
At this point, we opted to pause for a quick drink and snack before looping back towards the car. Along the path back we found all sorts of unique leaves and berries and interesting trees that kept distracting us from the hike.
Very nice trail, only a little muddy due to recent rains but we would do it again. We plan to go back and do the larger more difficult loop once it warms up a bit.
