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Barn Pond Loop offers a good sampling of Deer Creek Hills Preserves' plant communities.


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5.7

Miles

9.2

KM

99%

Runnable

471' 144 m

High

216' 66 m

Low

366' 111 m

Up

323' 98 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

7%

Max Grade (4°)

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Features Birding · Fall Colors · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Schedule a visit with Sacramento Valley Conservancy. Barn Pond Loop is only open to humans when tricolored blackbirds are not nesting - usually on winter mornings. This trail is for winter use only when snow covered. One Way Only: This is designated as a directional trail.

Need to Know

Reservations and online payment, currently $10, required in at least a day in advance. For the longest trail here, the Barn Pond Loop, follow the orange triangle trail signs.

Runner Notes

Good to go! Don't trip on newer cow patties or creek crossing mud.

Description

Barn Pond Loop offers a good sampling of Deer Creek HIlls Preserves' plant communities.

Register, prepay $10 and schedule a visit from the Sacramento Valley Conservancy's website.

Flora & Fauna

Grasslands, oak woodlands, blue oak steppes, creekside plants, pond reeds, humans, cows during the season this trail is open.

Contacts

Shared By:

Justin Johnsen

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