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The refuge has five main trails. For trail directions and distances, please refer to the map. Please click the map to print out or to view in a different window. For the best print job possible, please change your page set-up to landscape orientation before printing.

CKWR Detailed Map

Wildflower (easy) - This trail starts along the North Rolling Fork. It is a cliff side walk with an exceptional display of spring wildflowers.

Yellow Trail (easy) - This trail branches off and returns to Circle Trail. It has a nice display of both spring and fall wildflowers. Its waterfall spur is currently closed to allow that habitat to recover from heavy use

Deer Trail (easy) - This trail provides a pleasant, easy walk through woods and fields.

Green Heron Trail (easy) - This trail connects with Woodland Pond Trail and Circle Trail. Features include Green Heron Pond, meadow views, and views of Brooks Hollow Creek.

Red Trail or Ridge Trail (strenuous) - This trail takes you up and down three peaks and is well worth the climb. In the spring, the grassy ridge crest is full of wildflowers.

Circle Trail (moderate) - This trail is marked in red and white and traverses over a ridge and down to lower slopes and passes through Brooks Hollow, a nice habitat for ferns.

Blue Trail (moderate) - This is a short path off the Circle Trail on a shady ridge. It was the first trail established in the refuge.