Preserves & Trails
- Preserves & Trails
- Trails on PLC Protected land
- Knight Brown Nature Preserve
- Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve
- Piedmont Legacy Trails
Get Outside on Permanently Protected Land
One of our guiding tenants is connecting people to nature. There’s nothing better than being out there. We are committed to increasing public access to trails and preserves in the Piedmont and we hope you’ll take advantage of the progress we’ve made.
Knight Brown Nature Preserve
This 189-acre preserve just off Belews Lake is teeming with life. Come explore! Three miles of trail follows a creek, passes ravines, and winds around hills within a gorgeous hardwood forest.
Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve
Home to 28 of the 35 known eastern North American Trillium, 30 species of ferns, the state and federal species of special concern Oconee Bells (Shortia glacifolia) and many others, the Preserve was permanently protected in 2000 by Emily Allen and her husband O.G through a donated easement. In 2014, Emily’s family donated the Preserve and the residence on site to PLC to be used as an educational resource.Â
Find more trails through Piedmont Legacy Trails
 Together with the Piedmont Triad Regional Council we created Piedmont Legacy Trails, the trails collective in the Piedmont Triad whose primary goal is to highlight our natural places, connect trail efforts, and give voice to regional trail interests for the the benefit of our communities.Â
