Kelly Ditch Trail 9/29/2025





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Here is our group that starts from William Heise County Park going south.
There is another group starting from the other side going north.

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We are doing the Kelly Ditch Trail.

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Some big old tree stump.

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Hiking is mostly in shade.

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Open part.

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It is mostly up.

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And up.

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Our first brake place.

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Are we up yet? Not.

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We meet with John and Chuck going north. John will continue north while Chuck will go with us.

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Than we meet with Wit and Hersch. Hersch will also continue north and Wit will go with us.

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We crested and now going down.

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Covered water tank.

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And now Larry is leaving and going back north.

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In Kelly’s Ditch.

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Made it to the lake and looking for a lunch spot.

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Lunch. Martha, Alec, Afra and Steve will walk back north. Rest of us will drive back there.

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Our group at the north part of the trail. The other group is still hiking.





Hike Rating: Difficulty: 3.2 Technical: 2.9 Scenic: 3.4 El. 1500'