\nArboretum Loop\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>\ud83d\udeb2<\/strong><\/td>\n1.5 mile<\/td>\n | 45 minutes<\/td>\n | Easy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHikers are encouraged to use the hike\/bike lane of Bernheim\u2019s main road through the arboretum. This loop provides views of Bernheim\u2019s topography and landscape features, including the grassland prairie, and highlights Bernheim\u2019s many tree collections, including crabapples, dogwoods, magnolias, conifers and more Kentucky native trees. This trail is handicap accessible.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nBig Prairie Overlook Path<\/strong><\/td>\n<0.25 mile<\/td>\n | 5 minutes<\/td>\n | Easy\/Accessible<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n This paved pathway that takes you to the \u201cLet There Be Light\u201d statue marking Bernheim founder, Isaac W. Bernheim\u2019s gravesite is lined with colorful flowers and shrubs. The top of the path provides sweeping views of Bernheim\u2019s Big Prairie and surrounding landscape.\u00a0This trail is handicap accessible.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nForest Giants Trail<\/strong><\/strong> \ud83d\udeb2<\/strong><\/td>\n2 miles<\/td>\n | 1.5 hours<\/td>\n | Easy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nThe Forest Giants trail is an out and back trail, one mile each way. It leads from the Visitor Center to see all three of the Forest Giants in a Giant Forest. The first section is flat and mostly paved following along the Olmsted Ponds. The trail then crosses the Big Prairie - a prime spot to see native grasses and other prairie habitat. The final section of the trail is across rougher terrain, winding through parts of our popular Sun and Shade Loop to Lake Nevin, where you\u2019ll see some of our renowned plant collections, including magnolias and the cypress tupelo swamp. Visitors with strollers and other accessibility challenges should allow extra time. Parking is available closer to each of the Giants for those who do not want to hike the full trail. Parts of this trail are exposed to full sunlight, so don\u2019t forget your water and sunscreen on sunny and warm days.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nKnob Top Trail<\/strong><\/td>\n0.50 mile<\/td>\n | 30 minutes<\/td>\n | Difficult<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nKnob Top trail serves as a connector between Lake Nevin Loop and Two Ponds Loop, and provides access to Bernheim\u2019s crabapple and maple collections. This hike to the top of Inspiration Knob provides a panoramic view of Lake Nevin. The trail features a gradual climb with some obstacles.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nLake Nevin Loop*<\/strong><\/td>\n1.3 mile<\/td>\n | 1 hour<\/td>\n | Easy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nThis trail circles the 32-acre manmade Lake Nevin, a feature of the landscape design created by the Olmsted Brothers in 1948. This mostly flat and gravel-paved trail crosses through many of Bernheim\u2019s beautifully landscaped gardens and connects to several other trails. This trail highlights Lake Nevin\u2019s features, including the cypress-tupelo swamp, bluegrass savanna, and its irrigation duties for Bernheim\u2019s arboretum. You\u2019ll also see several of Bernheim\u2019s collections, including trees Native to Kentucky.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nNursery Loop*<\/strong><\/td>\n1 mile<\/td>\n | 40 minutes<\/td>\n | Easy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nThis loop provides access to Bernheim\u2019s Edible Garden and Research Building. Views into the plant nursery provide you with a behind the scenes glance into Bernheim\u2019s horticultural work. Nursery loop features many wildflowers and moss and is a good place for bird viewing. The trail is mostly paved or gravel with only small slopes.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSeasonal Prairie Trails<\/strong><\/td>\n1.0-2.0 miles<\/td>\n | 1 -2 hours<\/td>\n | Easy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nThe mowed pathways through the grassland prairie provide easy walking with mostly even terrain, though caution of uneven terrain is encouraged. Use Big Prairie trails to connect to other trails in the Arboretum.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSun and Shade Loop*<\/strong><\/td>\n0.75 mile<\/td>\n | 40 minutes<\/td>\n | Easy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n This trail journeys through Bernheim\u2019s mature forested area as well as collections of understory woody plants that are suitable for home landscapes. Part of this trail winds through natural forested area with bridged stream crossings, part through gravel paths in the open landscape.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nTwo Ponds Loop<\/strong><\/td>\n0.70 mile<\/td>\n | 30 minutes<\/td>\n | Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTwo Ponds Loop provides an overview of Bernheim\u2019s horticultural sciences, native habitat displays, and the arts, weaving through the Big Prairie and the world renowned Holly Collection along its route. Works of art and sweeping views highlight this trail. It is mostly flat, but does go through some gentle hills and rocky terrain.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |