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sparkles as it tumbles over the rocky streambed. You will also get a few views of
Shoal Creek itself—a big, wide creek, popular with boaters and anglers—from
atop a bluff. The best time for the view is late fall or winter.
You will find many different varieties of mushrooms and fungi along the trail,
including Judas ear and turkey tail. From spring to early summer, wildflowers
such as deadnettle and shepherd's purse will be found blooming.
Trail amenities along the Jones Branch Loop include beautiful wildflowers.
The trail begins on the north side of the Shoal Creek Preserve parking lot, a
large gravel parking area with ample room for fifty cars. The path begins as a
wide gravel road but soon turns into a narrow, hard-packed dirt footpath, which it
remains for the remainder of the hike. This is also the beginning of the preserve's
horse trail, but in only a few yards the horse trail branches off and from here on
horses are not allowed on the trail. Although there are large orange signs warning
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