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Big Thicket - Pitcher Plant Trail

Type: Trail

Length: 1.00 Mile

Elevation Gain: N/A

Cost: Free

Rating:

(4.00)2

Difficulty: halfstar

(0.75)

Solitude:

(3.50)

ADA Accessible: N/A

Bikes Allowed: No

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Interpretive Guide: No

County: Tyler

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Photos

A very cool looking plant! (Photo by Blaze)

This is a view of what the inside of the pitcher plant looks like. (Photo by Blaze)

These Pitcher Plants have been fruitful and multiplied. They look like little periscopes looking all around hungrily for insects and weary hikers. (Photo by Blaze)

You can access the Pitcher Plant Trail from the Turkey Creek trail. This bench points the way. (Photo by Blaze)

This is the trailhead off Pin Oak Road. (Photo by Blaze)

Log Entries

Pitcher Plant Trail
By CraigS on 4/2/2016
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Difficulty:

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Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: N/A

This was a nice easy hike. Plenty of pitcher plants along the trail, hence it's name. Kinda unique if you've never seen these neat plants. A lot of the trail is a boardwalk, and very maintained where it isn't.

Alien Life Forms!
By Blaze on 4/23/2013
Rating: 4stars

Difficulty: halfstar

Solitude:

Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: 20 minutes

OK, so the Pitcher Plant isn't an alien life form, but it sure looks like one! :)

I hiked the Pitcher Plant Trail in conjunction with the Turkey Creek Trail. I will post my photos of the Pitcher Plant Trail here, but to avoid redundancy, my log of both trails can be read here.

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