Potlicker Trail

Potlicker Trail is 1/2 mile of great. But it’s 10 miles to get there… not great.

Driving

– A 5-minute drive from Ashland Plaza heads up Winburn Way along Lithia Park. That quickly joins Granite Street and continues along Lithia Park. When the road becomes gravel, get ready for adventure!… and the swimming hole on your left. Continue straight past the swimming hole and park to your left. End of adventure.

Parking

– There are dozens of spots in the dirt above the swimming hole and below the fairy ponds.

The Adventure

-Start peddling uphill. You are on the Ashland Loop fireroad for 11 miles. At about mile 3 you might see Reeder Reservoir to the left, and at mile 4 you will hit the Horn Gap Road intersection. Left on Horn Gap for 5 miles down will take you to the bottom of Potlicker. Continue for 7 miles along Ashland Loop – past Hit Road, past Mystical, past Rickety, past Horn Gap Trail – and you will reach the top of Potlicker.

The actual 1/2 mile of Potlicker is great… but just so far away… it’s easy to ignore. Like my great aunt Barbara in Wisconsin.