This connector connects the Muir Trail and the north end of the loop on the Hillside Pond Loop Trail. It is a part of the old service road that forms the Hillside Pond Loop. It provides a little detour when walking the Muir Trail and another way to exit the Hillside Pond Loop Trail. You can walk down the connector and turn right/south on the Hillside Pond Loop Trail and walk to the Community Gardens area. The road will cross the Muir Trail at one point.