Full Review: Edgewood Park and Preserve

The main entrance to Edgewood Park and Preserve is on Edgewood Road at the intersection with Old Stage Coach Road.  There are two parking lots, one right off of Edgewood Road and one that is further in from the road.

 

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 Edgewood road parking lot       Parking lot inside the park

 

The Edgewood Trail is for both hikers and equestrians and takes you up a relatively gradual hill and back down, crossing highway 280 to arrive at Canada Road (4 miles roundtrip).

 

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  Signpost at trail entrance 

 

There is a lot of shade and greenery until you get toward the top of the hill where it can get dry in the summer.

 

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        Shady part of trail

 

The park is known for its bird and wildflower viewing.

 

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                                        Wildflowers

 

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                       More wildflowers

 

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From the Edgewood Trail, you can make loops using the Franciscan Trail or later on,  the Serpentine Trail. 

 

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                       Shady and sunny parts of the trail

 

On a clear day, at the top of the hill you can great view of both the bay and inland. 

 

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                        Views of the trail and wildflowers