~by Julia Pearson
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The Salt Creek Trail
photos by Cindy Steele
26 Our Brown County • July/August 2022
he Salt Creek Trail is a pedestrian pathway for everyone wishing to exercise their legs and imaginations. It is the perfect saunter for walking meditation, catching photographs of birds and small critters, or soothing a child to sleep in a stroller, with ample room for power walkers to get by. The first paved trail in Brown County, it is available to everyone from dawn till dusk and most folks say it is an easy trek “out and back” of less than an hour. The Salt Creek Trail was first opened on November 8, 2013 and was three quarters of a mile long, with two trail heads located at the southeast corner of the Nashville CVS or south of the YMCA parking lot. The Salt Creek Trail provides a taste of the wilderness that continues to draw visitors to Brown County. Along North Fork Salt Creek, the trail ambles through the woods with oak trees, tulip poplar, hickory, and basswood, and conveniently connects to Van Buren/State Route 135 in downtown Nashville. The internet website, Tripadvisor, has multiple reviews citing how safe and clean the Salt Creek Trail is. A real treat for those staying at the Comfort Inn and Brown County Inn, there is also a small playground near the YMCA and picnic tables. Families will especially like the Story Walk, a partnership project of the Brown County Public Library and the Brown County Parks and Recreation that had its grand
