Gordon Natural Area - Tour

 

 
Welcome to the start of the Cattail Trail (length ~ 0.5 miles).  On this trail, you'll initially walk downhill, passing through secondary forest and then through a Red Maple forest.   The trail then levels out and turns to the west, following a stream (Plum Run) while skirting the southern edge of a large Cattail-dominated wetland.   You'll cross a small foot bridge and will continue to parallel Plum Run before turning north and going upslope to rejoin the Golden Ram's Recreation Trail.

Both Plum Run and the Cattail wetland support a wide range of bird species and the wetland also provides resources for a rich insect fauna.  Plum Run is also noteworthy for supporting some interesting mammals (Northern River Otters and American Minks).

At this time, we haven't added the second section of the trail  (i.e., the section beyond the bridge) to the trail map, but you should have no problem following the route.

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