Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Downey Hill

We had a wonderful hike. Very senic.

Rugged, hilly and beautiful. A great place to hike. North loop goes through a gorgeous creek valley. South loop has more elevation change and is longer. The pine grove near the end of the South loop is a great place for a break! North loop ends with a hefty climb up out of the valley. Highly recommended.

This is approximately 5-6.5 miles of family-friendly trails (if you walk every single trail and road within the Trust), and they are fairly straightforward Brown County hiking. Some moderate ups and downs in typical BC ravines. The trails are maintained well by the Sycamore Land Trust. Typically, there are other hikers or trail runners, but one can go good distances without encountering anyone else. In the spring and early summer, there are many ticks, so bug spray is necessary. Great place to spend a few hours.

Wanted to to do a short loop since I’m a little out of shape😉🤪Doing a reset with a daily hike (

On recommendation of our hostess we stopped at this local trail. It was a muggy morning, so we stayed on the main side trail instead of the narrow weedy one. There was not much to see just deep ravine full of downed trees and what may have been a tiny creek. Only after half mile or so we turned back. After that we drove a bit further down the road to the much nicer and very well maintained county park. But we did have to pay NULL but it was worth it.