Kildoo Trail – McConnells Mill State Park
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Slippery Rock Creek along Kildoo trail
Trail Info:
Location: The trail entrance is just to the left of the red-covered bridge at McConnells Mill State Park.
Difficulty: Moderate, lots of short up and down slopes, tons of rocks on and around the trail.
Rating (out of 5): 4.9
Trail Characteristics:
- ~ 1 mile one way, 2 miles round trip
- Follows the Slippery Rock Creek from McConnells Mill to Eckert bridge. One side of the trail is the creek, and the other is a steep slope littered with large rocks.
- The North Country trail follows the other bank of the Slippery Rock creek.
- A thin semi-paved trail that begins with a smooth walking surface and leads way to an uneven rocky path.
- Some water on the trail, but passable in most areas without getting your feet wet.
- Swimming in the creek is not allowed!
- The creek helps temper the heat on hot days.
- Yellow trail markers.
Directions on PCs: Locate the Google map below the search box on the right-hand side of this webpage. Click “Get Directions” on the map pin details.
Directions on Tablets and Mobile Phones: Locate the Google map near the bottom of this page, just below the search box. Click “Get Directions” on the map pin details.
Trail Map:
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Trail Photos:
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The trail starts off very easily with a paved portion. The creek is constantly visible on the right and the terrain has a steep slope on the left. Large rocks can be found on both sides.
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A small crick flows under a bridge on Kennedy Road in the far background of the photo above. There is a short path leading in the direction of the falls, but I didn’t decide to check it out this trip.
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Soon the trail turns from paved to more of a natural path, complete with rocks, roots, and occasional streams.
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The trail is never far from the Slippery Rock creek, in fact, it is always visible if you stay on the trail, and forms a large portion of the interesting things to look at.
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You can get a hint of how high the water gets during flooding by looking at where debris are left. Above a tree trunk, was left on the side of a rock at least 4 or 5 feet above the current water line. You can guess the water was a bit higher in order to deposit the tree trunk as shown.
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When you get to the second thin waterfall you are almost to the end of the trail at Eckert bridge. I’ve since learned there is a trail on the other side of the bridge that may hold some pretty interesting scenery, so I look forward to posting pictures of it in the future. If you do venture that way, leave me a comment about what’s on the other side!
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