The boys and I drove over to the Hulls Cove Visitor Center parking lot where we could access the carriage roads. There’s a warning on the map of the carriage roads about a steep grade between the visitor center and the first signpost on the carriage road. Walking the bikes up a very steep hill was not a great way to start our ride, and Erik was ready to quit before we barely got started. However, we made it up the steep hill and began the Witch Hole Pond Loop with nice views of Witch Pond and a couple other ponds.
One pond (unnamed on the map we were using) was full of dead trees, some standing, some fallen. It was rather creepy looking. We explored it a little and found that beavers had made a large dam on one end, causing the pond to form.
We came across one of Rockefeller’s famous bridges. This one was built in 1929 and spans a ravine. It was one of the largest bridges we’d encountered yet. Of course, we had to dismount our bikes and explore.
Torsten climbed down the ravine as quickly as he could and started hopping around the rocks in the stream which flows through the bottom. Just a little further upstream, a very gradual waterfall was visible.
Torsten playing in the stream. 
A wasp nest near the stream. 
The waterfall.
Looking down from the bridge. 
Looking out from the bridge.
Instead of taking the short way back to finish the loop, I opted to go an extra .9 of a mile to see what was up Paradise Hill. Getting up the hill was rough, but the view from the top was rewarding, and the boys enjoyed the downhill ride on the other side.
Gone Viking 
Awesome commentary!!! Terrific views of new places!!!!
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Thank you!
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