Tuesday, January 11, 2011
ABSF Equestrian Parking
Last week a new feature was welcomed to the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest Equestrian Parking facility near the intersection of Andersonville Road and Francisco Road. A corral measuring 60ft x 120ft was built adjacent to the horse trailer parking area and picnic shelter. This corral will allow users to pen up horses while they enjoy other features of the forest or take a rest. A proposal for a hand pump well was issued this week and should be bid out in February. I am still hopeful that this area will be fully ready for users this spring. In the meantime users are more than welcome to park at this area and make use of the existing facilities. I hope equestrians and other users will find the improvements at ABSF a welcome change and will feel more at home at this beautiful state forest.
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It looks like the gravel is down for the drive in to the area, but what about parking? If the trailer parking is not gravel yet, how is the drainage in wet weather? Should it be accessible for this weekend?
ReplyDeleteIs there a sign or other indication for where to turn to get to this parking area off of route 636?
Is the new linear trail (mentioned in a previous entry) open to horses? If so, is there a sign or color marking for this trail? Thanks!
Sorry, the post did say it is open for horses, and that it is not marked yet. How do I find the start of the trail, coming from the parking area? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that you are interested in using the equestrian area. There is currently no sign to indicate where the parking area is off of Rt. 636 (I am picking the sign up on Friday but it won't get installed until hopefully next week). The parking area is located just west of the intersection with Andersonville Road (Rt. 640), you will see a wide gravel entrance leading back to the parking lot. The horse parking area is located over by the kiosk.
ReplyDeleteIf you take the entrance road to the parking area straight back you will see a gate across Walker Forest Road. The gate crosses the Carter Taylor Trail. If you follow the Carter Taylor Trail for about 100 yards, the Underground Line Trail will be located on the right. I caution you that it is in fairly rough condition and may not be passable due to downed trees. A cleanup crew is supposed to go through there any time now. For the most part the trail follows a straight line so you shouldn't get lost. There is one area where it crosses a road where you will need to turn left down the road before it picks up again on the other side. I am hoping to get that trail blazed as soon as the clearing company comes through.
I truly hope you have a pleasant experience on the forest and please leave any comments you have about the forest or our facilities. Thank you!