Dardenne Greenway at BaratHaven Park

🗺 Dardenne Greenway - BaratHaven
#️⃣ Greenway 9 of 28
🚴 4.5 mile loop
☀️ 0% Shaded
📈 9/10
📝 Gorgeous greenway! One of my new favorites. I used to live nearby and my wife and I would run around the lake, but I didn’t know that the greenway extended beyond the lake until today. It’s funny, because the lake isn’t even my favorite part – there’s a prairie across the street at Bluebird Meadow Park that is stunning. There’s not a lot of signage, but if you’re at the parking lot by the lake and go right, you’ll soon come upon a fork – left to go around the lake and right to go to the prairie. I liked the prairie so much that I did two laps! The greenway itself doesn’t really have any shade, but there’s another short trail beyond the soccer field that is shaded. There’s also a short nature trail that goes through the woods and by the creek, but it’s washed out and dangerous. I’d recommend sticking to the lake and the prairie. Bonus: with the big sky of the prairie and the reflections on the lake, sunsets here are beautiful!

Beautiful lake loop and (adjacent) prairie loop with paved trails and picturesque sunrise / sunset foregrounds. The prairie loop (not included in the accompanying map) is accessed via a trail that goes east and passes under Henning Road. I encountered very friendly patrons of the trails, with respectful dog walkers and a few runners. Total mileage for the large lake loop was approximately 1.0 mile.

As another reviewer stated, this is a real hidden gem... A beautiful place to walk, bike or simply relax.

Favorite place to run or bike near home! Nice to live near such a great resource. No lights on path so dawn to dusk use only. Very quiet and peaceful area with lake & prairie in paved section and forest on trail section.