A few weeks ago, I checked my weather app to see what the coming weekend would be like. Angell and I were due to hike the Scott’s Gap loop in Continue Reading
Category: Parklands of Floyds Forks
These posts feature trail guides for the Parklands of Floyds Forks in Louisville, KY.
Trail Guide: Paw Paw Trail at Turkey Run Park
We hiked the Paw Paw Trail on a cool, sunny Saturday morning, with perfect weather conditions. From there, things just got better. We love this trail best of all the Continue Reading
Trail Guide: Wild Hyacinth Trail at Turkey Run Park
We couldn’t have hit the Wild Hyacinth Trail at a better time. We hiked it on March 25, but because of the mild winter, it seemed more like mid-April. Wildflowers Continue Reading
Trail Guide: Seaton Valley Trail at Turkey Run Park
This week we’re kicking off a series of trail guides in Louisville’s Turkey Run Park, part of the Parklands of Floyds Fork, where you’ll find the best opportunities for creating Continue Reading
Trail Guide: Prairie Preserve Trail at Pope Lick Park
The Prairie Preserve Trail is an easy, all-weather gravel path located in the Pope Lick Park section of the Parklands of Floyds Fork. The trail travels the border between the Continue Reading
Trail Guide: Big Beech Trail at Pope Lick Park
Nestled in the hills of the Big Beech Woods in Pope Lick Park, the Big Beech Trail takes hikers deep into a forest of Sycamore, Beech and Cedar trees rolling Continue Reading
Trail Guide: Valley of the Giants Trail at Beckley Creek Park
The Valley of the Giants trail, in the Distillery Bend section of Beckley Creek park, boasts some of the biggest sycamore trees you’ll see in the Parklands of Floyds Fork. Continue Reading
Trail Guide: Black Willow Trail at Beckley Creek Park
The Black Willow Trail, located in Louisville’s Beckley Creek Park, offers the longest hike in the park, at a flat and easy 2.42 miles, as it meanders through meadows and Continue Reading
Trail Guide: The Coppiced Woods Trail at Beckley Creek Park
This week, we kicked off a project to document all of the hiking trails in Louisville’s Parklands of Floyds Fork, an urban trail system consisting of four separate parks connected Continue Reading