kwc
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The weather has been steadily improving and I figured it was time to get out and try and beat the black flies ... so on Tuesday 5/19 I hiked into Murphy Lake from Pumpkin Hollow Road ...
Some really nice trail work that replaced some really old wooden boardwalk through a wet area
![1590411122232.png 1590411122232.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88961-6cc5792acd35104232e37bb4c017e3fd.jpg)
![1590411181668.png 1590411181668.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88962-80d178833e00b7f240a5ca108d5b6b42.jpg)
an example of the old boardwalk that remains further down the trail
![1590411208069.png 1590411208069.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88963-d20f510f8df27f50448ee6294d05a8b9.jpg)
trilliums are still in bloom
![1590411254142.png 1590411254142.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88964-126afc2ba09aa801db6050a78110b9a6.jpg)
one of the larger stream crossings
![1590411298306.png 1590411298306.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88965-eb970554a7260471edb6f018d7789e8b.jpg)
the things you see in the woods ...
![1590411331354.png 1590411331354.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88966-ece6f8be6adaf2a01864218998f896b4.jpg)
trail gets a bit rocky and wet ... you can tell that this part follows an old woods road
![1590411406601.png 1590411406601.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88967-bdd8f5e3162ed4ff6131d6fd339f33a0.jpg)
nope, not Murphy Lake! A small beaver pond along the trail about a 1/2 mile from the lake
![1590411466783.png 1590411466783.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88968-ccf65e44327ef176070189dbcbd59bc3.jpg)
One of the first views of Murphy Lake from the trail
![1590411537526.png 1590411537526.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88969-0d1d529b3d93d7ffce1ad6cf95d21969.jpg)
my lunch time view from the rocks below the lean-to. the trail enters the lake area below the cliffs in the distance
![1590411591103.png 1590411591103.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88970-1396f01a28e52c69c50a9777fb5d9d95.jpg)
I bushwacked around the lake to return to the trail ... this is a view looking back at the rocks in the photo above (where I ate lunch)
![1590411672057.png 1590411672057.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88971-60665441902e8affbc10937b65fa3691.jpg)
![1590411740598.png 1590411740598.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88972-49ce10cc7f63ab2fa2d91845aa604992.jpg)
this is the outlet of the lake that you follow for a bit on the trail (I took the photo on my way out)
![1590411766548.png 1590411766548.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88973-714137b37c7a0d9dff80bb16ee5c1b25.jpg)
this little guy was warming him/herself in the leaves near the trail
![1590411828623.png 1590411828623.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88974-b6da70c7c29c2f48c70701ca2f9cf194.jpg)
![1590411880185.png 1590411880185.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88975-2cc51587e5bc5b85ccd070cd55eb9da1.jpg)
a red trillium ... their bloom is just about over
![1590411897018.png 1590411897018.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88976-4231f74788386fc36a6ab86ab9fbc04a.jpg)
at times it felt like you were walking through an avenue of pines ...
![1590411949960.png 1590411949960.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88977-58f43ee1f4de656ac6ac0678b3b0fe79.jpg)
Total mileage r/t 7.6 miles. A few black flies swarming around when I was eating lunch but none were landing or biting. Saw a couple people tent camping just off the trail as I rounded the lake but didn't see anyone else. A fine day to be out and about!
Some really nice trail work that replaced some really old wooden boardwalk through a wet area
![1590411122232.png 1590411122232.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88961-6cc5792acd35104232e37bb4c017e3fd.jpg)
![1590411181668.png 1590411181668.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88962-80d178833e00b7f240a5ca108d5b6b42.jpg)
an example of the old boardwalk that remains further down the trail
![1590411208069.png 1590411208069.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88963-d20f510f8df27f50448ee6294d05a8b9.jpg)
trilliums are still in bloom
![1590411254142.png 1590411254142.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88964-126afc2ba09aa801db6050a78110b9a6.jpg)
one of the larger stream crossings
![1590411298306.png 1590411298306.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88965-eb970554a7260471edb6f018d7789e8b.jpg)
the things you see in the woods ...
![1590411331354.png 1590411331354.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88966-ece6f8be6adaf2a01864218998f896b4.jpg)
trail gets a bit rocky and wet ... you can tell that this part follows an old woods road
![1590411406601.png 1590411406601.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88967-bdd8f5e3162ed4ff6131d6fd339f33a0.jpg)
nope, not Murphy Lake! A small beaver pond along the trail about a 1/2 mile from the lake
![1590411466783.png 1590411466783.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88968-ccf65e44327ef176070189dbcbd59bc3.jpg)
One of the first views of Murphy Lake from the trail
![1590411537526.png 1590411537526.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88969-0d1d529b3d93d7ffce1ad6cf95d21969.jpg)
my lunch time view from the rocks below the lean-to. the trail enters the lake area below the cliffs in the distance
![1590411591103.png 1590411591103.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88970-1396f01a28e52c69c50a9777fb5d9d95.jpg)
I bushwacked around the lake to return to the trail ... this is a view looking back at the rocks in the photo above (where I ate lunch)
![1590411672057.png 1590411672057.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88971-60665441902e8affbc10937b65fa3691.jpg)
![1590411740598.png 1590411740598.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88972-49ce10cc7f63ab2fa2d91845aa604992.jpg)
this is the outlet of the lake that you follow for a bit on the trail (I took the photo on my way out)
![1590411766548.png 1590411766548.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88973-714137b37c7a0d9dff80bb16ee5c1b25.jpg)
this little guy was warming him/herself in the leaves near the trail
![1590411828623.png 1590411828623.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88974-b6da70c7c29c2f48c70701ca2f9cf194.jpg)
![1590411880185.png 1590411880185.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88975-2cc51587e5bc5b85ccd070cd55eb9da1.jpg)
a red trillium ... their bloom is just about over
![1590411897018.png 1590411897018.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88976-4231f74788386fc36a6ab86ab9fbc04a.jpg)
at times it felt like you were walking through an avenue of pines ...
![1590411949960.png 1590411949960.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/88/88977-58f43ee1f4de656ac6ac0678b3b0fe79.jpg)
Total mileage r/t 7.6 miles. A few black flies swarming around when I was eating lunch but none were landing or biting. Saw a couple people tent camping just off the trail as I rounded the lake but didn't see anyone else. A fine day to be out and about!