Ravine Trail

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Features Birding · Historical Significance · River/Creek

There are no services along this trail, so if you need water or to use the restrooms, you need to stop by the visitor center.

The Ravine Trail enters the woods by the Temple and heads down into the forest on the relatively steep but wide dirt and rock path trail. Pine needles and leaves cover some of the trail, which can make it slippery when wet. The trail down to a creek is rather steep. As you descend closer to the creek, moss and lichen are on the logs that you pass. You come to a fork in the trail where if you go off to the left, you get a view of the swimming hole that Saint Guadens used until 1898 and some information on the forest around you. The trail continues to the right and follows Blow-Me-Up Brook through the woods.goes off to the right and one goes off to the left.

Following the trail to the right, the trail follows Blow-Me-Up Brook through the woods. You get a sense for how steep the ravine is off on your right while the water flows in the creek on the left side of the trail. The trail is shaded making it a good run, anytime of the day. There is a bench beside the brook where you can sit and enjoy the views and the sound of the water flowing over the rocks.

Signs along the way give information on the plant life that you can find in this area. Birds can be hard chirping in the trees. The trail then begins to climb steeply up and to the right up past the cottage where the sculptor in residence works, known as the Ravine Studio. The trail emerges on the lawn and from here you can explore more of the National Historic Site.