Contact Information:
7360 Jock Road
Bahama, NC
GPS: 36.14229, -78.84366
Directions:
The preserve is located in Bahama, northeast of Durham. From Durham, head north on Roxboro Road, which is US-501 Business north of I-85. About 1.5 miles north of I-85, bear right on Old Oxford Highway. Follow this road for about 7.5 miles and turn left on Jock Road, which becomes gravel. The parking area is on the left in 1.3 miles.
Map:
Trails:
There are over 8 miles of trails throughout the preserve. Each of the trails is named for one of the enslaved families that lived at Stagville Plantation.
Length: 0.5 miles
Blaze: Red
Hart connects Holman Loop and Justice Loop along the west side of the preserve.
Length: 0.8 miles
Blaze: Blue
Holman Loop starts from the main parking area and loops through the grassland area.
Length: 0.7 miles
Blaze: Green
Jordan Trail leads from the Great Barn at the south end of the preserve to Walker Trail.
Length: 1.6 miles
Blaze: Orange
Justice Loop connects to Hart Trail and makes a loop leading down to Jock Road across from the trailhead for Walker Trail.
Length: 0.9 miles
Blaze: Yellow
Peaks Loop starts across the street from the main parking area and makes a loop through the northern part of the preserve.
Length: 0.9 miles
Blaze: Red
Sowell Trail starts across the street from the Great Barn and makes a short loop around an old farm pond.
Length: 1.8 miles
Blaze: Dark Blue
Walker Trail starts along Jock Road and connects to Jordan Trail and Peaks Loop.
Hart Trail:
Length: 0.5 miles
Blaze: Red
Hart connects Holman Loop and Justice Loop along the west side of the preserve.
Holman Loop:
Length: 0.8 miles
Blaze: Blue
Holman Loop starts from the main parking area and loops through the grassland area.
Jordan Trail:
Length: 0.7 miles
Blaze: Green
Jordan Trail leads from the Great Barn at the south end of the preserve to Walker Trail.
Justice Loop:
Length: 1.6 miles
Blaze: Orange
Justice Loop connects to Hart Trail and makes a loop leading down to Jock Road across from the trailhead for Walker Trail.
Peaks Loop:
Length: 0.9 miles
Blaze: Yellow
Peaks Loop starts across the street from the main parking area and makes a loop through the northern part of the preserve.
Sowell Trail:
Length: 0.9 miles
Blaze: Red
Sowell Trail starts across the street from the Great Barn and makes a short loop around an old farm pond.
Walker Trail:
Length: 1.8 miles
Blaze: Dark Blue
Walker Trail starts along Jock Road and connects to Jordan Trail and Peaks Loop.
Wildlife:
Wildflowers:
Horton Grove is a great place to see wildflowers in the spring. The open meadow and forests provide habitat for a number of wildflower species. Star chickweed (Stellaria pubera) has small, white, star-shaped flowers with five petals.
Heartleaf foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) have tall inflorescences with lots of little white flowers, giving them a "foamy" appearance.
Azure bluets (Houstonia caerulea) have small flowers but tend to grow in large clusters.
Virginia pennywort (Obolaria virginica) is an unusual flower that gets nutrients through a symbiotic relationship with soil fungi.
Painted buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica) is a shrub that produces interesting yellow flowers.
Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) is another common species with bright yellow flowers with five petals.
Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) are less common, but I did find a couple of these in the preserve.
Dwarf crested irises (Iris cristata) are among the pretties flowers.
Reptiles:
Blog Entries:
04-Apr-2020: Horton Grove Wildflowers
16-Sep-2018: Hiking in Hurricane Florence
08-Apr-2017: Horton Grove & Penny's Bend
External Links:
Triangle Land Conservancy website: https://www.triangleland.org/explore/nature-preserves/horton-grove-nature-preserve
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