The hike will lead you to a noteworthy natural area called Willie Duke’s Bluff where you can see outstanding displays of spring wildflowers, including some that are rare and unusual in our area of the Piedmont.

The site boasts a showy display of spring ephemerals, with extensive areas of Dutchman’s Breeches, along with the rare Eastern False Rue Anemone or Isopyrum and numerous other wildflowers, including Bloodroot, and both Southern or Dimpled Troutlily, and its northern, tetraploid counterpart. The shrub layer consists of Spicebush, Pawpaw, and Painted Buckeye, which will be in various stages of flowering.

$4 per person, pre-registration is required. Children under the age of 6 do not require a ticket.

This event is rain or shine. You will be contacted if severe weather is expected that would cause us to cancel the hike. Well-behaved dogs are welcome as long as they are under your control and on a 6-foot leash.