Piedmont Environmental Center

Piedmont Environmental Center is a wonderful place for nature lovers. We have been visiting this center for decades now, and we are always impressed with the quality of their hiking trails. While we generally stick to the paved paths, there are also unpaved hiking trails that you can follow. We were delighted to see that they have extended a wooden bridge all the way to City Lake Park. This is a great addition to the center, and it makes the hiking experience even more enjoyable.

My husband and I ran the quick 1.8 mile Bill Faver loop trail on Halloween. There were only two downed trees across the trail. Lots of roots but that’s to be expected. I grew up coming here and this is my first visit in close to 20 years. Happy to see it still mostly well maintained, though one side of the sign on Penny Lane is now illegible with wear and we had to u-turn in because we missed it.

Thoroughly enjoyed my visit here in fall ‘22! I hiked the Bill Faver Lakeshore Trail (1.8 miles) and was surprised by how hilly the trail was. The trail followed the lake, surrounded by beautiful trees, unique fauna, and wildlife—deer and birds. There were not a ton of people there, so it was particularly relaxing. A beautiful, well-kept local gem!