Nobletts Spring

This is a great, quick family friendly hike that follows Nobletts Creek up a narrow canyon. It is a mild climb, well shaded, and very beautiful the entire hike. For most of the hike you are surrounded by tall pine trees, at the side of a bubbling brook lined with moss-covered stones, and staring up at cool rock formations. This hike has snow on it until decently late in the season. We ventured up this trail in late April and found plenty of snow. But don't be daunted. This is a great trail to snowshoe for beginner-intermediates. And apparently some people even cross country ski it. I'd say it is a bit on the harder side if you want to try that. But as far as hiking goes, late spring through late fall, this is a fun, quick trail to get you away from city traffic and into moose traffic. Park at the giant lot on the side of the road. This is where the road closes during winter. The trail starts from the sign in the middle of the lot. It shoots straight northeast and drops down directly into the canyon. There are some picturesque ponds at the mouth of the canyon. There really are no steep sections. It is a good, mild trail. Noblett's spring was a surprisingly strong (raging) spring. The stream suddenly bursts from the ground at full force. The spring is reported to be drinkable. We were told that it forms from the water percolating down through the mountain.