Spring wildflowers highlight the First Sunday hike on the Chippewa River Segment on Sunday, May 4th. Please arrive at 12:45 p.m. to check in. The hike will begin at 1:00 p.m. Registration (and parking) is at the trailhead on Hwy CC: 23778 County Highway CC, Cornell. The total hike is 3.8 miles.

The start of May is the perfect time to hike the Chippewa River Segment. The spring ephemerals carpet the forest floor…. Blood Root, Marsh Marigolds, Anemone, Hepatica, Spring Beauties, Meadow Rue, Trillium, Trout Lilies, and Horsetail Ferns to name a few. The Chippewa River Segment travels high above the Chippewa River with views of Brunet Island State Park. It then crosses County CC and enters the Krank Preserve where you travel up and down hills and cross a creek. Continuing on we circle around Perch Lake which is a kettle lake, and then come out at County Z. After a short rest, we retrace our steps and return to the parking lot on County CC.

Register for the hike via email. We need several hike assistants for this hike. (Enjoy the hike and earn volunteer hours at the same time!)