The City of Highland Heights welcomes
residents and visitors to enjoy the City’s expanded
Nature Trail. This 4-mile walking trail connects the
community and provides a safe, educational, and fun
experience.
The trail
was created in the early 1970’s when 4 acres near Poole’s
Creek Road #1 were used
as an outdoor classroom for Northern Kentucky University’s
Biology and Botany departments. In the 1980’s, the
City bought these 4 acres, and an additional 26 acres
were given to the City by the Campbell County Fiscal
Court with the understanding that a nature preserve
would be established
for all citizens.
In 2003,
the City recommitted itself to maintaining the nature
trail and extending
it beyond the nature preserve. Today, one can
walk from the City Building, to Campbell County Extension’s
Lakeside Commons, to the Nature Preserve, and points
between to enjoy
many of the recreational and educational opportunities
the City of Highland Heights has to offer.
