As you might guess, there is nothing about this trail that is a must-see; but, it is a lovely walk on well maintained trails in quiet woods.  We visited on a sunny Friday at about 10 AM and mostly had the place to ourselves; plenty of parking in the provided lot.

See the additional link for the best trail map (there are a few different versions on the Internet).  All the numbered intersections north of West Beaver Lake Drive have small posted trail maps stating "You Are Here".  So, north of the drive you don't need to give any advanced thought to where you are going or bring a paper map; there is a map at every intersection.  South of the drive, there are no maps at intersections as this area is still under development.  So, you might want to print your own paper map if you are going to try to find the lake float.

Given these trails are not very long, the grade is level, and each intersection offers a colorful decision about where to go next, this is a good walk for young children.  It's also a great place to bring your dog if you want to try something new.

Happy hiking!

I took a wander through the 1.2 mile loop at Beaver Lake Preserve with my son in our new child carrier. It was great! Not only was he a happy hiker being up tall, I had a great time on this well maintained trail. It is very well sign posted (see pics) and the cool damp air smelled like fresh dirt and rain. There are multiple off shoots from the loop that I’m interested in walking down some other time, and per the signage, there will be a trail to a boat launch soon so perhaps views of the actual lake are forthcoming. I highly recommend this as an easy walk for young hikers, lots of twigs, ferns, rocks, and bridges to explore. The path is essentially flat and you can have new readers learn how to use a map. Fun little trip!

Came out here with a WTA work party to clear two new trails, one of which is ADA accessible. We laid down gravel for the ADA trail and continued to clear the other trail of obstacles and trees. 

I joined crew leader Marla and a group of volunteers for a day of trail building at Beaver Lake Preserve today. The job I had today was pretty straightforward-finishing a roughed out trail with several other volunteers. That involved double-digging down to the light brown mineral soil with a grub hoe and shovel, removing roots and rocks, and tamping it down with the McLeod. There were more roots than I expected but fortunately no large rocks to deal with today.

Since we had such a large group there three or four different types of work going in today. Some people were spreading gravel (which seemed unusual for a WTA work party) and others were transplanting ferns to beautify barren areas near the trail. Others worked on felling a tree and taking the stump out of the ground, which literally took them all day. There were plenty of opportunities to try different jobs throughout the day, though I chose to stick with finishing the new trail.

The new trails we worked on do not appear to be open to the public yet, but there are other trails in the area and I saw several groups, mostly trail runners, out enjoying them on a beautiful Saturday. The other trails appear to be in pretty good shape for the most part.