What's New View Upcoming Events About Us History Directions/Hours Staff/BOD Renting Volunteering Programs Saturdays at the Barn Earth Day Events Pre School Programs Meetings at the Barn School/Teachers Workshops In School Programs Field Trip Programs Reserve / Trails Download PDF of Map Blockhouse Trail Butterfly Loop Cattail Trail Deer Trail Garden Path Meadow Trail Pond Trail Tall Grass Trail Thicket Trail Walzer Way West Driveway Woods Way Academics Environmental Science Watershed Restoration Just south of the Butterfly Garden, across a small intermittent stream, a sign marks the start of the Thicket Trail, which is 1762 feet long, or just a little over three-tenths of a mile. The first leg, which trends to the south, passes the pond and leads gently upslope for 120 yards to an observation deck, where visitors can enjoy another panorama of the Saint Vincent campus. Continuing along the trail, a “T” intersection is encountered. The left or eastern branch of the “T” is a continuation of the Thicket Trail which eventually meets the Meadow Trail.  The right or western branch of the “T” is the Deer Trail, which connects to the Blockhouse Trail after 844 feet. Just beyond the observation deck, at the intersection of Deer Trail and Thicket Trail, the pathway heads east along the southeastern boundary of the reserve for 574 feet, before turning to the north and intersecting the Spring Trail. A spring emerges from the ground on the north side of the pathway, which is 256 feet long. Its waters feed the pond that was constructed in summer of 2009. From the juncture with the Spring Trail, the Thicket Trail goes another 270 feet to where it meets the Meadow Trail.