Paris Chapel Trailhead

The Paris Chapel Trailhead leads to the main Cedar Creek Trail to the south. The Cedar Creek Trail provides a 22-mile system with an excellent opportunity to view the restored lands of 16,500 acres in the Cedar Creek area. Before 1940 the land was heavily developed for farming, then, in the mid-1940s, the Soil Conservation Service began rebuilding both the soil and the forested lands by replanting trees and seeding grasslands. Now managed by the U.S. Forest Service, it provides recreational opportunities in the transition zone between oak-hickory forests and native prairies. Additionally, travelling north on the trail will lead to the Smith Loop.