First, but not our last, visit to this preserve

Coppertone and I decided to take a day trip to Headldsburg.  For our exercise part of the day we decided to explore this park north of town that we had not yet visited.

When we got near the trailhead we were a bit surprised to find a large group of people gathered and all of the nearby parking taken.  Thankfully, there was plenty of other parking nearby and the group was finishing up their hike and quickly dispersed.

We started out by hiking along Nancy's Hill Trail on the northern end of the park.  This is a good segment tackle first since it's the more exposed.  Trail segments on the southern end of the park include much more tree cover.

We found the trails to be very well maintained and punctuated with overlooks containing wonderful views.  Several of those spots included benches to allow for thoughtful lingering.

After Nancy's Hill Trail we made a loop by continuing to the Ridge Trail and finally the All-the-Oaks Trail leading us back to our starting point.

We were almost run off the trail at one point by a young boy barrelling downhill.  Rather than controlling his speed through the use of a brake, he seemed to flail his feet around in an attempt to arrest his progress like Fred Flintstone.  This was the closest we've ever come to being injured by a cyclist on a trail.  He seemed completely oblivious to the danger he was presenting to others and ignorant of how to control his bike.

Despite our near miss with the cyclist, we thoroughly enjoyed our hike and plan to return to map out those trail segments we did not have time for this day.  We celebrated our hike by going into Healdsburg and having a brisket BBQ lunch at Kinsmoke!