Bona Dea Trails & Sanctuary

The trail is mostly shaded and passes by cliffs, a swamp, and a small lake. The pretty green vegetation along the edges of the trail is 50% poison ivy so be careful! The entire loop is about four miles long but there are cutoffs to make a shorter loop if desired. The bridge marked with the red x is out so that makes the loop a bit shorter. Since the trail follows close to the road there's always some traffic noise. 

 

The trail is paved and almost level. The bird blind is not accessible.

 The parking lot is large enough for RVs if parked across the spaces or backed up over the grass. Go all the way to the west end of the parking lot to access the trail. The Old Shorty Trail is not accessible. Trail  35.30583, -93.14513