Branch Mountain Trail and Shingle Mill Ln Trail

I’m missing one key piece of information needed to make this accurate: the hike start location (“Hike head: near …”) and any coordinates you meant to include.

Send either: - a lon/lat pair (or a GPX/KML link), or - the nearest town/park/trailhead name, or - a static map image of the route

…and tell me whether this is a loop, out-and-back, or point-to-point (if you know).

Once I have that, I’ll: - convert the lon/lat to the nearest known address or notable landmark - describe the full ~2 km / 1.2 mi route with approx. distances, 0 m / 0 ft gain (or correct it if the map shows otherwise) - include landmarks, terrain, seasonal conditions, wildlife, and any local history - explain how to reach the start by car and public transport - reference HiiKER for navigation (and only HiiKER)