Hiking Trails
The Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary welcomes visitors to walk the numerous trails on the property. Enjoy peace and solitude while watching for wildlife and the various plants, trees, ponds, and habitats you’ll pass through. Visitors are welcome to walk the trails 7 days a week, all year round. The Sanctuary is open from dawn to dusk.
Cost
There’s no charge to visit the Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary. Donations are welcome and will help keep the Sanctuary open to all visitors throughout the years to come. The Sanctuary is not a state park, receives no federal or state funding. Visitor and member donations help keep the Sanctuary the beautiful place that it is. The Sanctuary has an endowment and is funded through generous donations, including funding through the Fayette County Foundation in Connersville, Indiana.
Hiking Map at the Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary Take a hike! Download our hiking map for the Mary Gray...
The Main Trail at the Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary (Hilly: Prairie, succession fields, wetland, forest, pond, mature forest. Total out and...
Woodland, gentle hills, creek valley, old field succession; 0.5 miles (Woodland, gentle hills, creek valley, old field succession; 0.5...
Hilly, open fields, mature forest, creek, successional forest, prairie: approximately 1.5 miles which includes the service road to the...
One of the first trails established at MGBS, abundant spring wildflowers, spring fed creek, wet woods meadow, gentle hills,...
This is the flattest trail on the property, moist meadow forest, creek, fields, prairie Quick Trail Description This is...
Tulip Poplar Trail Hilliest of the trails at MGBS, Creek habitat, mature forest, open fields, prairie Quick Trail Description...
A linking trail that connects the service road and Viburnum Trail Quick Trail Description A linking trail that connects...
Locust Trail Quick Trail Description Short trail connecting the main area to the Beech Trail Length of Trail Approximately...
This trail ascends through some lovely woods and then crosses a footbridge leading to a view of our neighbor’s...
