Name: Rene Kapik
Name of Letterbox: The Hagon-Stone Letterbox
Date: October 12, 2002
State & County: North Carolina & Guilford
Nearest Town: Greensboro

About 7 miles south of Greensboro on US-421 is Hagan-Stone Regional
Park named in honor of Annie Hagan and Joseph Stone, leaders in land
conservation in the Greensboro area. As you enter the park, you will
pass an owl statue and a little church on the left side of the road.
Follow the sign to Shelter 4-5-6 as you pass the old log cabin. As
you pass the playground on the left, look to your right to see
several peacocks roaming wild around a gray-blue house, and park at
the end of the paved road. Start your travels at Chatfield Trail.
At the split in the trail, look to your right. There is a very small
trail that leads to a quiet small lake. Enjoy the lake for a while
before heading back to the trail split. Take the trail to the left.
The forest is full of overhanging oaks, maples, cedars, and pine
trees and the trail is fairly flat, well groomed, and wide, perfect
for walking. As you continue on your way, you will pass two very old
outhouses (thankfully not in use) and a fork in the trail. Follow
the trail to your right. Stop at the bench and take a rest while
enjoying the scenery. As you continue, you will enter a grove of
cedar tress and a small brook running under the trail. At the trail
junction, turn right and follow the path for a distance noticing
several new houses on the right. At the next trail junction,
continue straight (west) until you come to another trail junction.
Turn right onto the smaller trail and you will soon see a signpost.
Turn left at the sign (a place where you learned as a kid) and climb
over several fallen trees. You will see an old log building where
you will soon find the letterbox you seek. At the northern corner of
the building, head north (10 degrees on a compass) for 15 single
paces to a large stump. The letterbox is hidden behind the tree's
roots. To head back to your car, go to the front of the building and
head straight (220 degrees) on the trail and over a wood bridge.
Continue to the parking lot and then to the paved road. Turn left
onto the road and walk to its end where you started. Finding the
letterbox will be easy and should take about 60 minutes through a
very nice quiet park.