RibbonWalk Nature Preserve

RibbonWalk is a great example of carving out an unexpected place to explore in an urban area. The three miles of trail on this modest 188-acre natural area offer a big escape. At first, that escape comes along a small creek that runs through a tight young forest of hardwoods, pines and cedars; later, you escape through a stand of beech trees that date back 150 to 200 years. To date, 106 herbaceous plant species, 78 species of woody plants, 53 species of birds and 24 species of butterflies have been documented at the preserve. You won’t get a good aerobic workout here, but with so much to see that’s not really a priority.