10 minutes or 2 hours — you'll find something worth slowing down for.
Self-guided walking trails wind through scenic ponds, native pollinator habitats, shady woodlands, and diverse ecosystems. All are welcome. There's no fee to enter, ever.
Six trails, six distances
Real named trails, mapped and measured — pick one, or link several together.
Cross Country Trail · 1.5 mi
The longest loop on the property, tracing the outer perimeter of the farm — the full tour, fields and all.
Labyrinth Trail · 1.2 mi
A longer wooded loop leading toward the Meditation Garden and Labyrinth — a walk with a destination.
Pond Trail · 0.85 mi
Circles both of the farm's ponds — the most reliable spot for waterfowl and pond-edge wildlife.
Highwoods Trail · 0.45 mi
A shaded loop through the property's wooded high ground — the coolest walk on a hot day.
Sister Pat's Orchard Wildlife Walk · 0.2 mi
Named for Sister Patricia Sigler, who founded Crown Point — a short amble through orchard and pollinator habitat.
Prairie Trail · 0.1 mi
The shortest loop, right through the restored prairie planting — five minutes, if that.
Have 10 minutes? Have 2 hours? Here's where to go.
Short on time (10–15 min): Prairie Trail or Sister Pat's Orchard Wildlife Walk — both quick, both worth it.
An hour or so: Pond Trail on its own, or link Highwoods Trail with Sister Pat's for a varied half-loop.
The full two hours: Cross Country Trail end to end, or combine it with the Labyrinth Trail for the complete tour of the property.
Self-guided trails
Explore at your own pace — download the trail map before you go.
View Trail Map (PDF) →Looking for the Meditation Garden, Wind Phone, or Labyrinth? Those have their own dedicated page.
See Meditation Garden & Labyrinth →Help us track what lives here
Crown Point's trails are part of an ongoing citizen-science biodiversity survey — and any visitor can contribute.
Log your finds on iNaturalist
Spot a bird, a wildflower, an insect you don't recognize? Snap a photo and log it to Crown Point's own iNaturalist project — a real, ongoing record of the species living across the farm, built in part by visitors like you.
Keep an eye out along the trails for Crown Point's bluebird boxes — a series of nesting boxes posted throughout the property, and one of the easiest spotting opportunities to log on iNaturalist.
How we maintain our trails
With your help
We're always in need of volunteers to help with trail maintenance — mowing, trimming, mulching, limb removal, and more.
We use sustainable management practices, and find large groups work best for bigger projects: invasive species removal, woodland trail management, and similar seasonal work.
Come walk it yourself — there's no wrong way to explore.
Free, self-guided, and open most days, year-round.