I didn't see any wild turkey on the Wild Turkey Trail (alcoholic or otherwise), but I did hear them at one point. I DID see a massive herd of deer though. I would claim that the Wild Turkey Trail is the least used of any of Henry Horton's three trails, the reason being that it is located in a rather odd place and not in the main park area adjacent to the campground. Nor does the trail feature any major geological or natural features that would cause someone to seek it out specifically (the Mill Trail and the Boundary Trail both have some interesting landmarks on them). What the Wild Turkey Trail is is a nice 1.5 mile trail that goes up a small ridge, across it, and makes a loop. There are some benches on the trail but none of them are made near anything particularly picturesque. There's a small pond that is more wet weather than anything else that has a bench and one bench just placed at seeming random. And herein lies the issue with the trail. It floods. Badly. The Mill Trail understandably does with its proximity to the Duck River, but the Wild Turkey Trail always catches me off guard by how wet it is. The above picture is a gully that fills with water. The trail actually goes through the middle of it. There were at least two cases where we had to get off the trail and go around flooded areas. And this was several days after the rain had gone through. Basically be ready for mud and standing water if there has been the slightest amount of precipitation.
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AuthorA librarian who likes to travel and experience life. CategoriesArchives
June 2022
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