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Crab Apple Circle to Hope Lake
Rec Path & Dominick Trail
2.5 Mile Hike (Round Trip)

Rated: Easy.  Mostly level, one steep hill.  Footing is uneven in place, but mostly pretty good.
0.0 Park on Crab Apple Circle, off of Scotch Pine Lane and Wesley Drive in Huntington Woods.  (This is a new road that does not show up on maps yet - see below for better directions). A short access trail leads to the trail.  Turn left onto the Rec Path and follow YELLOW trail markings carefully.

 
0.34 Trail turns left onto powerline corridor  
0.40 Trail turns right off of powerline corridor and joins old woods road. Keep following yellow blazes.  
0.69 Turn left onto Dominick Trail at the "Four Corners" trail junction, marked by a post with three blaze colors (white, yellow and orange).  Follow the ORANGE blazes.  
1.15 Cross Oak Valley Road (a slight jog to the right while crossing the road)  
1.23 The Point at Hope Lake.  Unless the water is high, you can walk out onto the point and have a scenic break.  
2.46 Return to Crab Apple Circle.  

Directions:  
From Huntington Center, drive south on Huntington Street.
Turn left onto Buddington Road.
Second Left onto Great Oak Circle.
First Right onto Kathy Drive
First Left onto Wesley Drive.
Go through stop sign (preferably stop momentarily)
Go up hill into Huntington Woods subdivision
Second left onto Scotch Pine Lane
First Right onto Crab Apple Circle
Park on right about half way to the end of the circle. Look for access trail on right.