EXPLORING HEMLOCK BLUFFS NATURE PRESERVE IN CARY, NC

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We did a quick search on our phone on Saturday afternoon for family-friendly nature trails as cabin fever was setting in so we wanted to get the kids out of the house, and Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary caught our eye!

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We did a quick search on our phone on Saturday afternoon for family-friendly nature trails as cabin fever was setting in so we wanted to get the kids out of the house, and Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary caught our eye!

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Being the middle of winter most of the trees were bare of course, but just getting outside in nature, breathing in that crisp fresh air, and stretching our legs on the well maintained mulched trails as we wandered through the forest was a lovely way to spend an hour!

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This 140-acre preserve along Swift Creek is home to a unique community of eastern hemlock trees and other plant species, and is a joint project between the North Carolina state park system and the Town of Cary.

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Beginning from the Stevens Nature Center, we took a left and started with the Beech Tree Cove Trail which takes you to an overlook of Swift Creek and connects with the Chestnut Oak Loop Trail.

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Beech Tree Cove is an easy 0.9 mile mulched trail and is generally flat with a few small inclines and is stroller accessible if you have young kiddies – there is an optional 41 set of stairs at the end down to a second overlook.

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EXPLORING HEMLOCK BLUFFS NATURE PRESERVE IN CARY, NC

We did a quick search on our phone on Saturday afternoon for family-friendly nature trails as cabin fever was setting in so we wanted to get the kids out of the house, and Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary caught our eye!

We did a quick search on our phone on Saturday afternoon for family-friendly nature trails as cabin fever was setting in so we wanted to get the kids out of the house, and Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary caught our eye!

Being the middle of winter most of the trees were bare of course, but just getting outside in nature, breathing in that crisp fresh air, and stretching our legs on the well maintained mulched trails as we wandered through the forest was a lovely way to spend an hour!

This 140-acre preserve along Swift Creek is home to a unique community of eastern hemlock trees and other plant species, and is a joint project between the North Carolina state park system and the Town of Cary.

Beginning from the Stevens Nature Center, we took a left and started with the Beech Tree Cove Trail which takes you to an overlook of Swift Creek and connects with the Chestnut Oak Loop Trail.

Beech Tree Cove is an easy 0.9 mile mulched trail and is generally flat with a few small inclines and is stroller accessible if you have young kiddies – there is an optional 41 set of stairs at the end down to a second overlook.

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