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The Trails

There is a large trail map on the bulletin board in the parking lot. The same map appears in the brochures available in the map box attached to the bottom right of the bulletin board.

Each trail is identified below with its own color, level of difficulty, and trail distance.

BLUE TRAIL (Blue, Difficult, 0.4 mi.) - A short path off Circle Trail on a shady ridge, it was the first trail established at the Refuge.

BLUEBIRD TRAIL (Light Blue, Easy, 0.5 mi.) – Circling Island Pond, the trail goes through a meadow planted with warm season native grasses.

BROOKS HOLLOW TRAIL (Light Green, Easy, 0.7 mi.) - Beginning at Woodland Pond dam, the trail passes alongside Green Heron Pond and crosses Brooks Hollow Creek.

CIRCLE TRAIL (Red & White, Moderate, 2.2 mi.) – Encircles Huckleberry Ridge and traverses some lower slopes.

DEER TRAIL (Dark Green, Easy, 0.3 mi.) - A pleasant, easy walk through the woods.

FORK TRAIL (Orange, Easy, 0.6 mi.) - A loop trail circling a warm season native grass meadow with a spur to the North Rolling Fork River. Caution: never enter a swiftly moving stream.

RIDGE TRAIL (Red, Strenuous, 0.6 mi.) - Takes you up and down three crests of Huckleberry Ridge and is well worth the climb.

WATERFALL TRAIL (Blue, Easy, 0.5 mi.) - The spur on this trail leads to a waterfall gorge with a nice display of both spring and fall wildflowers.

WILDFLOWER TRAIL (Blue, Easy, 0.5 mi.) - A loop trail near the bridge on Carpenter Creek Rd., this trail features a cliff side walk with an exceptional display of spring wildflowers.

WOODLAND POND TRAIL (Green, Easy, 0.4 mi.) – A loop off Bluebird Trail, with a beautiful view of Woodland Pond.