This is for the Butterfly Garden, Little Bluestem, and Possumhaw Trails

Butterfly Garden from Little Bluestem trailhead
Entrance to Little Bluestem Trail.
User: GayleMg - 10/8/2022

Location: Cedar Ridge Preserve

Rating: 5stars
Difficulty: 1point5stars  Solitude: halfstar
Miles Hiked: 1.00 Mile  Elapsed Time: N/A

Comments: I love the Butterfly Garden for strolling and looking at the flowers and pollinators. The Little Bluestem Trail is short and easy for strollers and wheelchairs and good for a warm up for the other trails. The Possumhaw Trail is fairly easy with a few ups and downs, pretty scenery, and numbered points of interest and a self-guided trail guide (available online). It was a nice reintroduction to hiking, since I had not done it for a long time.

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Butterfly Garden from Little Bluestem trailhead
Butterfly Garden from Little Bluestem trailhead
Area around Cedar Ridge Preserve
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