We will hike the Bluebird trail for about 3 km and once we join the old gravel road down to Frederik we will follow it down through some scenic areas and a canyon to the old cemetery.  We will not go right down to the lake (it’s quite a way down!!).  A pretty neat historic spot. Lovely views over the lake and the old Frederik hamlet.   This part is 4 km hike along and down a gravel road – very unlikely to see any vehicles.  But on the other hand – no ticks!

We will hike back up again after lunch.   Then will take a side track that will take us up and over to another 4×4 road and hopefully connect with another section of the Bluebird trail (bit of an exploratory section).  We may just follow that route out to avoid off trail tick areas.  The whole loop could be 15km, but on fairly easy terrain.

We’ll meet at the airport dog park at 0930 to carpool/convoy to trailhead.  Bring plenty of water and snacks and remember half of the hike is on gravel or 4×4 roads, and plenty of uphill coming out.  If there is a lot of activity on the 4×4 road we will stay on the old road and avoid it.