Dale Hollow Lake

James and I took off on one of those impromptu rides. Deciding on Dale Hollow Lake (not a hard choice for us), we loaded Bear and Rowdy and took off for what was to be a most enjoyable "perfect riding weather day" with our MFT's.

If you have the opportunity to ride at Dale Hollow, you won't be disappointed. The main trail is quite wide, and follows terrain of hills and then back along some of the water. We have never ridden the complete main trail out to the very end, but I do believe there is a really nice overlook when you get there. The trails that loop off the main one go more inland, with the terrain changing from tree limbs cascading gently over the trail, to sparse cedars.
If you can go during the week, you have a great chance of being the only riders on the trails (we had the whole place to ourselves). If you choose to camp, you will need your generator or you will have to really rough it. There are no facilities except for a couple of porta toilets in a couple of spots on the trail, no running water, power, etc. There is a small corral with about four stalls once you get into the trail head area. If you kept your horses there, you would not be able to hear or see them unless you pitched a tent right at the corral. But, the parking area has ample room for trucks and rigs and makeshift corrals.

Well, we did not see any bear this outing (not saying they didn't see us), no snakes; but we did scare up a turkey that took flight right in front of James and Rowdy---Ha! At least this time I was in back~~

One word of WARNING!
Don't go after heavy rainfall (we made that mistake last year). You spend your time sliding down descents and mucking your way back uphill.

Getting to the area of Dale Hallow Lake is an easy trek. Once you turn off the main highway to start getting back to the trail area and grounds it gets a bit tricky. You will think you have made a wrong turn; so please feel free to phone or email us for some tips on that matter.

Happy Trails,
James and Moira

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