Thank goodness I brought my dog. He seemed to know where to go, for the most part. I made a small loop first that only took about 10 minutes. Headed up the paved path and cut off to the left at the first sign of a path. It meandered around a bit and brought me back out the other side of the park. We then went up the paved path again and cut off to the left at the end of the path. Lost the path for a bit but were behind houses--found another path that was open field and found some residents walking along that path--doubled back into the wooded area and followed a trail downhill (and through a pretty muddy area) and back into the park again. Not sure what ground I actually covered or whether I ever made it onto the actual preserve. Had fun with my dog and made for a brief adventure.
