This morning we finally figured our what was "raining" down from the trees above us: tent worm excrement.
yep, they were up there munching then pooping away. Luckily we had put out tarp up just before going to bed due to the sound of distant thunder. It never rained proper, but those tent worms kept at it nearly all night long.
We hit the trail just before 7, and arrived at the junction with the groundhog trail just after 8.
Since the ALT guide pages have the trail ending at the parking area at the terminous of this trail, we headed 1.9 mile down hill to its terminous at Sugar Camp Farm.
Although well marked, the trail had little indication of use. When the trail arrived at the outskirts of the farm, we walked through chest high grasses and D had an unfortunate encounter with stinging nettles. At the small trailhead parking area, a new sign indicated the Allegheny Trail was 5.9 miles away--leading us to conclude that this trail is not officially part of the ALT--but just the closest access point. So that was some unnecessary mileage!
We headed
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