Great trail to hike/run, right off TART. Great birding trail, with bluebird/swallow nests. Barn swallows typically nest on-site. Have seen many birds of prey crossing over the fields.

Sorry in terms of trail length but really beautiful and a great location. Nice for an evening walk.

Great, scenic, short hikes through open fields, mixed hardwoods, cedar forest. Make sure to find your way to the fishing dock on Cedar Lake.

Dr. David DeYoung was the Principal of Ealy Elementary in West Bloomfield in 2007-08, when I was the Music Teacher there.Dr. DeYoung grew up in Leelanau County. His Grandparents had a farmhouse on Cherry Bend Rd and owned many, many acres of land here and by Cedar Lake. They donated it to the Leelanau Conservancy and its now called the DeYoung Nature Area, which is where Winston, my mini bernedoodle, and I hike 1.25 miles every day... and almost always meet a few dogs. We park on Strang Road and enter that way. Remember...traffic flows counter clockwise.Many edible berries: black raspberries, red raspberries, blackberries, mulberries.Great way to use an hour.

Its a quick, quiet little loop that windes through woods and a field and pretty dog friendly. There is a little dock that comes to Cedar Lake. Ive seen people with lines in the water pulling in bass and blue gill.

Peaceful fishing. Caught and released 5 bluegill in about 45 minutes.

My father’s uncle owned this farm. As a small child I remember visiting there. My father was born in 1925 and remembers visiting his uncle and aunt and cousins when he was young. It was an all day train ride from Newaygo MI area. Took my father here a year ago (92 years old) and he said the house looked the same. The old water wheel is still there but not running. He remembers the creek running the wheel and generating electricity. His uncle was quite an inventor. He built his own tractor, cut down a cherry tree and used the wood to make grandfather clocks, made his own wood planks for floor in the house, etc. Visit to step back in time when families used what they grew to live.

I love this place. Wish people would stop letting their dogs run loose tho. Its rude.

Beautiful trails and some history if you care to read about it.

This is a beautiful place to go for a stroll. No motor vehicles allowed, but there are plenty of bikers. It is wheelchair accessible for the most part.

Great little dock area to fish off of with kids. You are not going to catch monsters or the like, so if you are a hard core fisherperson, not the place for you. However for younger kids and people just looking to catch some fish and have fun- it is a great area. The path is well marked and there appears to be a lot of other things in the area to walk to, which I did not get a chance to explore. However, one of the best places to fish with kids in Traverse.

Nice, short hike. Access to the lake is great. Farm buildings very interesting.

Beautiful little side trip off the TART trail!

Very pretty, nice pathway to a good fishing site.

It has a nice network of short trails that wind through historic farmland. Very easy hiking, a few minutes from town.

Nice lil fishing pier

Beautiful,Serene place,keep it clean...

Beautiful

Beautiful morning. So thankful...

Trails water great surroundings

Beautiful

Nice trail

Porta john on site :)

Wish it were longer

Great place for a stroll!

Simple, natural and quiet.