Elm Fork Preserve Main Trail

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Probably crowded on the weekends, since it's in the sports complex area.

Trail is mostly a wide, smooth dirt path.

The trailhead is at the very back of the City of Carrollton's McInnish Sports Complex. There is a small parking area for the trail, with an historical marker giving the history of the land. It was a woodright (land used for wood harvesting) and in the same family for over 120 years.

The main trail makes a 3/4 mile loop, and there is a crossover trail through the middle. At the back of the property is a pond with an overlook, and the north side has a small wetland. The trail is shaded with lots of trees. Some plant species are labeled.

This is a beautiful trail, but it does get some traffic noise from the nearby freeway.

Many different trees and shrubs, water plants, birds.