Trails of Gratitude

Moving along on my journey through the Metro Parks brings me to Rocky Fork Metro Park in Westerville. This is one of the smaller parks in the Metro Parks system, but if you have a dog, this park is for you! Almost every trail in the park permits pets and there a few dog park areas. There is even a trail that permits dogs off of the leash. There is also a small playground area. The longest trail in the park is actually the bridle trail which is not open to foot traffic. There are five named trails in the park that are open to foot traffic - Beech Woodland, Millstone Connector, North Meadow, Dog and Bevelhymer. With the exception of the North Meadow and Dog Trails, all the trails in Rocky Fork are paved.  I ran every trail in this park using one 4.7 mile route. You can see the route I took here . I started at Millstone Picnic Area which is where the playground is located and access to both the Beech Woodland Trail, North Meadow Trail and Millstone Connector Trail. I hopped onto Beech Wo