April 19, 2022
Yonah Preserve Trails: Creek Trail, Sequoyah's Return and Cherokee Trail
Distance
6.1 mi
Climbing
417 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Type
Loop
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Cool with a light breeze on a sunny day. The trail was in excellent condition and has been well maintained with no blow-downs blocking the trail. While there were not a lot of wildflowers, we did see several beautiful Flame azaleas along the trail. We were also treated to a family of 4-5 deer passing in the woods just above the trail. We hiked several of the sections of the trail that we normally don't use.
The route
6.1 mi · 417 ft climbing · 3h 50m out, 3h 22m walking · 1.8 mph moving
Elevation
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- Steepness
- Gentle under 5%
- Moderate 5–10%
- Steep 10–15%
- Very steep over 15%
Photos (27)
A view of the rapids on Turner Creek that feeds Turner Reservoir. Today's Hikers (L-R) Top Row: Jeanne, Jenny, Angela, Christine, Phil, Lynn, Dick & Ray; Bottom Row: Beth, Bruce, Mike & Gerald Let's get started! Nice trails. Someone needs to duck! Waiting . . . . Small streams along this trail. Would be nice if we could safely walk further up Turner Creek to view more rapids. Okay. So I'll distract him and you push him down this hill! Break times along the trail. What are those people doing here? Go away! Interesting things along the trail. Views of Turner Reservoir Dick Metzgar found this Spotted geranium (Geranium maculatum) . . . we think??? Beautiful red-orange native azalea. While not in bloom, we were curious about this Crippled cranefly with burgundy color under its leaves. It was not it bloom. The bloom photo is just to show how it would look in late summer. Really beautiful flowers on several Sweet crab apples (Malus coronaria) on the picnic area of Turner Reservoir Several violet varieties along the trail. Another native azalea example seen along the trail. Another not blooming plant, but seen along the trail: Whorled yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifoli). The large Cinnamon fern we always see just off this trail. Indian cucumber about to bloom. A single example of Carolina silverbell along Turner Reservoir. Wild ginger with just one small "little brown jug." A surprise to see this very large Hemlock without Wooly Adelgid infestation. We did see some tagging on trees indicating some were being treated. Almost forgot the many very small examples of Catesby's Trillium(Trillium catesbaei) seen throughout this trail system. The end!