Let someone know where you are hiking and when you should return. Remain on the trails. Leaving the trail causes damage to unique natural resources, promotes erosion and can be dangerous. Don't take short cuts from one trail section to another. Taking short cuts down switchbacks is dangerous and causes trail damage.
Double blazes indicate a change in the trail's direction.
Many of the magnificent trees in this area are over 500 years old and ring counts on fallen trees have revealed ages as high as 900 years. Diameters of almost five feet are common and many trees tower to 100 feet in height. The area is the meeting ground of the southern and northern hardwood types, creating an extensive variety of trees. In 1993, the Glens Natural Area became a State Park Natural Area and will be protected and maintained in a natural state. A series of trails, covering a total of five miles, parallel the streams as they course down the Glens.