Radnor Lake State Park is a very well kept and heavily used park off Granny White Pike (or Otter Creek Road off of Hwy 31 which is the entrance I used). The lake does not allow fishing or boating or swimming of any kind, which lends to a very natural atmosphere. Ducks hang out on the lake and there are plenty of areas to observe wildlife but in general it's just rather peaceful. The Otter Creek Road trail is actually the former road that went around Radnor Lake but has been turned into an easy hiking trail now, giving the whole hike something of a post-apocalyptic feel. The whole hike was 2.5 miles according to my GPS hiking app. The pictures are a bit dark because while the temperature was good while I was hiking (for a November), it started raining pretty steadily at the end of the hike. The Otter Creek Road trail is easy to do and I was able to complete it out and back within 40 minutes not really hurrying. For being almost smack in Nashville there was plenty of wildlife. I passed a fairly large flock of turkey on the way out and managed to get a picture of this buck as I was leaving. This is a great trail for kids due to the ease of it and they'll like the plunge into nature.
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AuthorA librarian who likes to travel and experience life. CategoriesArchives
June 2022
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