Piedmont Prairie Trail - McDowell Nature Preserve

May

Nice, Very easy hike. All of the routes are pretty much connected in loops so you'll find yourself back at the beginning eventually if you don't keep going in circles. Obviously no scenic mountain views but you can get some decent shots of fields of grass, if that's what you're after. There is a smaller back entrance but both entrances have roadside parking. One or two of the trails will take you past houses or in view of the nearby street so not very secluded. But definitely not a crowded hike so you'll be alone most of the time. Good hike if you want easy, dog friendly, and for cloudy days (you get a lot of sky views).

E C

Pretty good for walking with your dogs. Make sure you wear sunscreen it's not as protected by trees. So not a lot of cover from nature. Definitely pretty and peaceful.

Pamela Olney

Not much of a hiking trail. Just a path that leads to nowhere filled with locusts. Not impressed.

Nano Lancet

Beautiful wilderness