Within a third of a mile of departing the trailhead parking lot, you pass the first giant pines of the trek and arrive at the trail's only junction. Following the loop in a counter-clockwise direction, the first Boy Scout-built bridge is reached at Mile 0.5. 

Beyond the bridge the pathway begins climbing and for most of the east half of the loop follows the crest of an ancient glacial moraine. This narrow, forested ridge is bordered on both sides by wetlands and from its crest you’re rewarded with glimpses and vistas of marshland and patches of open water. On its slope are a scattering of old growth pines. The first are seen in less than a mile from the trailhead, a more impressive set are seen at Mile 1.3 after the trail reaches a high point of 1,180 feet.

 At the north end of the ridge, just before the loop swings sharply south for it's return, are a series of sinkholes, conical depressions that are the result of underground streams dissolving the limestone bedrock. The sinkholes aren't visible from the pathway but by leaving the trail to the west you can quickly spot them. Also at the north end of the ridge is a short spur that leads to the East Branch of Wolf Creek, a scenic setting and a place to linger if the mosquitoes aren’t out in full force.

 Heading south now, the pathway levels out but remains fairly dry. At Mile 2 giant white pines begin the appearing along the trail and after the trail swings sharply east you pass between two towering pines standing guard on both sides of the pathway. These are the largest trees along the trail and some could be 150 years old if not older.

The pathway arrives at a wavy bridge at Mile 2.7 and the creek that it crosses connects Lost Twin Lakes. They’re easy to miss if you’re staring up at the crowns of giant pines but the main one to the south is more easily viewed than its twin to the north. Both lakes are tiny, the largest one only two acres, and shallow, making them ideal havens for wildlife.

In less than a half mile you return to the junction and backtrack the first segment to return to the parking area at Mile 3.4.