Wolf Creek Narrows, Butler County
submitted by Richard Nugent

Wolf Creek Narrows is a property owned by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. It consists of a scenic portion of Wolf Creek and surrounding forest with a loop trail through it. The forest supports a mixture of hardwoods and Hemlocks, which make for a nice walk at any time of the year. Parts of the trail are not well marked and fallen trees are not always cleared quickly. Wolf Creek Narrows is in Breeding Bird Atlas Block 43D53, for which 99 species of breeding birds have been recorded, including 14 kinds of warblers. Many wildflowers can be found here including magnificent Turk's Cap Lilies and a number of uncommon plants. There is also a lot of Poison Ivy.

Directions: From Pittsburgh take I-79 north to Exit 105. At the end of the ramp turn left on SR 108. Travel east on SR 108 for about 0.7 miles to West Park Road. There is a Dairy Queen on the right. Turn left on West Park Road (SR 1015) and drive north about 1.8 miles to SR 1020 (you can see some large silos on the right). Turn right on SR 1020 (Miller Road) and drive about 1.7 miles to the small parking lot on the right. SR 1020 is a winding road and at an almost T intersection, turn right to stay on SR 1020. If you reach the bridge, you have gone too far. The parking lot is just before you reach the bridge over Wolf Creek. After parking in the lot walk across the bridge and the trail is on the left just past the bridge.