Beith Creek loop
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Arcata Community Forest Click for map. I headed up to the little local bit of Community Forest for some redwoods and to check if, maybe, the Arcata Ridge Trail goes through yet. There's not much signage visible from the road. You just have to get to the right neighborhood corner and find the steps up. It seems I'm picking a time when quite a lot of people are suddenly coming out to be enveloped in the green at the top of those steps. Plenty of information signs at the top of the steps including a map of the paths available here. Maps are also online. No paper maps are provided. I think I'll go up to the top first and come back around clockwise. Up via trail or road? Well, trail of course. The trees are a little closer that way. Annoyingly, the dog leavings are little tufts of mold everywhere. They actually provide bags for dog walkers near the signs, but the use is probably a little less than half. I have seen plenty of people leave it, plenty pick it up, an