Coal Mining
Difficulty: Hard 
Distance: 1.10 miles
Restrooms: Yes
Stroller Friendly: No
Wheelchair Friendly: No
Playground: No
Dog Friendly: No
Location: Boyer Nurseries
Clues for Your Hike
- Carefully cross Boyer Nursery Road and head toward the stone/grass path between the gazebo and the tree maze. Follow the path to the right onto the grass path.
- At the pond and the yellow-tipped marker, turn left to follow the grass path up the hill.
- Follow the path straight, looking for the next yellow-tipped marker on the left. Follow the path and head straight to the next marker.
- Keep to the right of the marker and make a sharp right turn going uphill toward the next marker.
- Go to the higher path after the next marker, keeping the orchard on the left.
- At the end of the orchard, turn left going uphill toward the yellow-tipped markers.
- At the second marker, turn right toward the next series of yellow-tipped markers.
- At the marker before the woods, turn left and continue uphill.
- At the top of hill turn left, keeping the woods to your right, and continue uphill.
- At the opening in the woods with the white trail sign, turn right heading into the woods. Follow the path in the woods, keeping right.
- The post is located at a tree on the left of the path before the gravel road.
- After leaving the woods, turn left on the gravel road and go straight.
- At the bend in the road, turn left and head downhill. Go past the gates and continue to follow the gravel road.
- At the fork in the path turn right.
- At the end of the gravel road, turn left onto the grass and walk in the grass until you are close to the parking area. Carefully cross the road back to your vehicle.
Did You Know?
- Large-scale coal mining developed during the Industrial Revolution, where coal provided the main source of primary energy for industry and transportation.
- Coal mining continues as an important economic activity today but has begun to decline.
- Coal mining dates back over 3,000 years.
