We had done hike to Motts Run Reservoir on June 27th 2021. It is located in Fredericksburg,
Virginia State.
Hike Location:
Name: Motts Run Reservoir
Distance: 63.7 miles from Henrico (approx.)
Total hiking distance: 5.0 miles
Elevation Gain: 605 ft.
Hike Team: me and my wife.
Hiking Experience:
We woke up at 5:30am. We have tried to get up around 4:30am but we could not do it. We got freshened, packed the breakfast and lunch and started around 7:15am. The hike location is around 1 hour 15 minutes journey from our home. The weather was sunny along with the cool breeze. We took country side road instead of interstate highway. We saw beautiful farms, fields, gardens, cows, horses and excellent houses and villas also. Some houses have extraordinary environment with lakes and farms. The entire road had beautiful scenic views on either side. To enjoy these things we always look for country side road only. Around 8:40am we have reached hike location. we saw two parking lots over there, one is at entrance of the location another one is near the river for that parking lot we to cross the first one. Initially we had lot of confusion about the trail. The instructions which we got from the net are not clear. We have to follow the red blazed trail that is Mile run trail. we have searched for the trail for sometime but we could not find it so we asked about it to bikers passing by and they guided us which way we have to go.
Then we started our hike around 8:50am After following that trail for sometime we felt like we were missing our trail because we saw the red color marked trees but we are going different trail. We understood that we were following some other trail which 8 miles hike trail. Then we moved to 5 miles hike trail and continued our journey. After 0.3miles we have reached the Lake view trail that is green blazed trail which lies on left side of the Mile run trail. We climbed down on that trail for 0.4 miles and saw beautiful lake view. The view of the lake was really beautiful. Then we were heading back to the mile run trail. While coming back from the Lake view trail it was very steep and it was nice workout for us. then in 5 minutes we have reached the Mile run trail. This hike very nice hike, the trail not a narrowed trail this time. We saw so many other hikers and bicycle riders also. In some places wooden benches also.
After we walked for 1.2 miles we have reached the Laurel trail that is purple blazed trail. We climbed down to the Laurel trail. It is 0.2 miles distance to the lake. This time we saw different view of the lake. We saw people fishing and there were so many fallen trees in the water. Then after 5 minutes we came back to the Mile run trail. Not only on the lake but during the entire trail also we saw so many fallen trees. After sometime we crossed a small wooden bridge and then after some distance from that bridge there were two small benches on the left side of the trail. Then we crossed another small wooden bridge also. But this bridge is not very strong like the before one, it was shaking while walking on it. After sometime of walking we have reached the creek of the Mile Run trail. We saw big stream also over there, saw so many small fishes in that stream. We had breakfast around 10:30am there and spent sometime over there. We liked the stream, fishes and water sound. We felt very pleasant environment over there. After 10 minutes we started our hike again, now we have to reach Turkey Ridge trail for that we were retracing our steps on Mile Run trail.
After Half an hour we have reached the intersection of Mile Run trail and Turkey Ridge trail which is yellow blazed trail. On this trail we were completely climbing down, we saw so many benches on the left side of this trail. The entire view of that benches and that place was just like a classroom. we were so surprised and did not understood why the benches were arranged like classroom in a hiking place. After half an hour of walking we have reached the yacht around 11:30am. At that place also we saw some benches here also they arranged those like in the classroom, also that looked like a camping area. From that place the scenery was simply excellent. We took so many snaps of that place, and took rest for sometime on that yacht. Then we saw some people were doing boating and fishing over there. We thought that those boats are their own so if we want to do boating we have to get our own boat. But anyway our hiking was done we have decided to ask in the counter about the boating. At that recreation area we so many kayak boats and motor boats, we have decided to take motor boat if there is any availability. We went to the counter and asked there about the motor boats, they said a good news that we can take a boat for rent over there only. Then we took a boat for 2 hours. We have started the boating around 12:15pm.
We thought boat driving is little bit difficult but it was so easy. There were 5 forward speeds, 3 reverse speeds and only one handle and we have to operate left and right. With cool breeze and the water splashing sound the ride was amazing. It was very huge lake we have took so many snaps and videos there while on the boat. The scenery, weather and the view of the lake simply beautiful. We saw deer at one side of the lake, initially we didn't expect any deers or bears in this hike because it was very crowded hike, another side we saw one small turtle also. After sometime around 1:00pm we had our lunch in that boat in the middle of that lake with cold breeze. We had never done so much easy boating like this.
We saw so many people fishing in that lake, we took big round around the lake. After 2 hours around 2:10pm we returned the boat. We enjoyed this easy funny boating a lot. We returned to the parking lot around 2:15pm and started our way back to home. We did not feel much tired, when we were coming back from lake view trail and laurel view trail we felt little bit difficult but walked on the normal plain road more time than that. We expected the lake view and stream views but we do not have any idea about the boating. It was really a surprise to us. We have never done boating like this on big lake. We reached home around 3:20pm. We enjoyed this hike a lot and we have came back from there with so many wonderful memories with us. All is Well.
We woke up at 5:30am. We have tried to get up around 4:30am but we could not do it. We got freshened, packed the breakfast and lunch and started around 7:15am. The hike location is around 1 hour 15 minutes journey from our home. The weather was sunny along with the cool breeze. We took country side road instead of interstate highway. We saw beautiful farms, fields, gardens, cows, horses and excellent houses and villas also. Some houses have extraordinary environment with lakes and farms. The entire road had beautiful scenic views on either side. To enjoy these things we always look for country side road only. Around 8:40am we have reached hike location. we saw two parking lots over there, one is at entrance of the location another one is near the river for that parking lot we to cross the first one. Initially we had lot of confusion about the trail. The instructions which we got from the net are not clear. We have to follow the red blazed trail that is Mile run trail. we have searched for the trail for sometime but we could not find it so we asked about it to bikers passing by and they guided us which way we have to go. 
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