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Purvis Bog Natural Area

Difficulty // Easy
Activities // Hiking
Distance // 0.1 miles
Features // Scenic vistas, Unique wildlife viewing, Dog-friendly (on leash), Open Year-Round
Route Type // Out and Back
Estimated hiking time // 2 mins
Open year-round.
Hunting not allowed.
Surface types //
Trail markers // none

This trail provides the rare opportunity to observe a floating mat sphagnum-heath peat bog from a short boardwalk in Cornell Botanic Gardens Purvis Bog Natural Area. Please note that the wetland habitat is extremely sensitive, so visitors must remain on the boardwalk to help protect this fragile natural area. A trailhead for the multi-use Jim Schug Trail can be found nearby off East Lake Road. This scenic trail crosses through Cornell Botanic Gardens Purvis Road Wetlands Natural Area and Dryden Lake Park, following a railroad bed all the way to the Village of Dryden. The Purvis Road Wetlands Natural Area contains active beaver dams and various wetland habitats, and is an ideal site for wildlife viewing, especially birding.

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Distance // 0 Miles
Difficulty // Easy
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