It was such a beautiful sunny day today, I wanted to explore.  I hadn't been to Conway State Forest in a couple years, so it was my destination.  I planned on the Henhawk Trail, with a search for the balanced rock up on a hill I had been to once, years ago.

The run north went really well, it was a great trail and interesting.  The northern section up toward Cricket Hill was new to me, and I was especially impressed with Avery Brook.

On the way back, I took a little used single track, which headed west up the ridge (and I thought might get me to the balanced rock).  This was a really nice single track, but looks to be a little under construction after reaching the height of land.  It ended up turning into old logging road / snowmobile trail (and in defense, some of it was really nice), and it was a good thing I felt like exploring because it took me completely around Walnut and Carey Hills, almost two-miles further south than where I parked, and a bit west as well.  I never came close to the balanced rock, so that will have to be for another future day.

I ended up on Nash Hill Road, almost at Route 9 in Williamsburg, and took the road back to the car.  It wasn't a great ending to the run (I would have preferred to stick in the woods) but my final tally was 13.5-miles, enough for a the day.

Avery Brook, just beautiful.