Cattail Marsh

The entrance sign to this park is HUGE. You can't miss it!

User: Blaze - 4/10/2014

Location: Tyrrell Park

Rating: 1star

Difficulty: halfstar

Solitude:

Miles Hiked: 2.40 Miles Elapsed Time: 43 minutes

Comments:

Tyrrell Park is a large park that is home to a golf course. Walking, jogging and biking is not allowed, but there is a place where you can hike many miles called Cattail Marsh. See my track file for the location. This is a good place for long distance hiking!

The walk around the marsh is interesting. It's a great spot for bird watching and for getting some mileage in. Be careful, though, as there are snakes and alligators in the area.

I only had time to walk a little less than half of the trails since I arrived late in the afternoon and ran out of daylight. You can easily many more miles by taking the wider loops rather than the inner (shorter) loop that I took. Consult my track file for where I walked vs where all of the trails are that run around the many marshes in the area.

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Entrance Sign

Cattail Marsh Entrance

View Of The Marsh

View Of The Trail

Another View Of The Trail

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