Sundew Trail

Follow the Sundew Trail through a forest of pines and ferns.

NPS Photo / Mary Kay Manning

Quick Facts

Location:

Hickory Creek Savannah Unit | Warren, TX

Amenities

15 listed

Audio Description, Benches/Seating, Grill, Information Kiosk/Bulletin Board, Parking - Auto, Parking - Bus/RV, Pets Allowed, Picnic Shelter/Pavilion, Picnic Table, Restroom, Restroom - Accessible, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trailhead, Trash/Litter Receptacles, Wheelchair Accessible

Take a walk through a wetland pine savannah on the Sundew Trail to look for birds, longleaf pines, and carnivorous plants. The pavilion at the trailhead is a great place to have a picnic in the park!

• Distance: 0.3 to 1 mile roundtrip
• Type: Loop
• Location: Hickory Creek Savannah Unit
• Trailhead: Parking lot on County Road 1910
• Lat/Long: 30.548225, -94.409754

Overview

From the trailhead, follow the paved path clockwise to reach a boardwalk through a small bog. In spring and summer, look for carnivorous plants here: tall, funnel-shaped pitcher plants and coin-sized, red sundews.

Continue along the boardwalk to an open pipeline right-of-way. Sundews grow abundantly among the mowed grasses on the right-of-way during winter and spring. At the right-of-way, go right to continue on the inner loop or cross the pipeline and go left to follow the outer loop through a longleaf pine forest.

Both loop options return to the trailhead.

Picnic Area

Bring lunch! The trailhead has a shaded pavilion with 4 picnic tables, 2 metal grills, and a vault toilet.

Accessibility

The Sundew Trail is generally flat. The inner loop is a mixture of pavement and wooden boardwalks and has ten audio description boxes located at different points along the trail. The boxes describe different elements of the surrounding landscape and provide education on a variety of topics linked to the Hickory Creek Savannah Unit in both English and Spanish. Since the boxes are solar-powered, some boxes may not work during overcast days or early mornings. Contact the preserve for the transcripts of each box. The outer loop is a wide dirt path covered in leaves that crosses a few small bridges and boardwalks; there are several sections with exposed tree roots.

More Information

• Download a trail map
• Explore the Hickory Creek Savannah Unit