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Confidence
There was a recent storm that felled some trees, but they've mostly been cleaned up. You may have to climb over a log or two.
Path Type
Loop
The trail overlaps the Coon Bottom Loop for a bit, runs next to a seepage basin swamp and a profusion of ferns, passes ephemeral ponds, and a Beech-Magnolia forest. At R, a trail connects to the shared-use trails at Road Marker 29. The trail to the left is the east end of the Big Tree Cutoff. Then the trail forms a large horseshoe turn, going around the Swamp Forest for which this loop is named. In wet times, water can be seen seeping out of the bank at the top end of the 'horseshoe.' The trail passes the turnoff to Creek Forest Trail at G, climbs steeply to a drier upland area, and finally around the edge of a large drainage basin.
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