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An open meadow with trees and blue, gray sky

Newman Meadow

Activities:
Walking, Reading, Birding, Dog Walks
Difficulty:
Easy and flat mowed trails.
Duration:
It will take about an hour to explore the trail network.
Distance from You:
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Campus Nature

This gentle hillside meadow is within Newman Arboretum, and was carved by Fall Creek thousands of years ago. Because the meadow is mowed infrequently, it has a more diverse plant and animal habitat than you might expect in a grassland, allowing you to see many insects and birds. This is one of the Cornell Botanic Gardens on-campus natural areas.

Campus Nature

This gentle hillside meadow is within Newman Arboretum, and was carved by Fall Creek thousands of years ago. Because the meadow is mowed infrequently, it has a more diverse plant and animal habitat than you might expect in a grassland, allowing you to see many insects and birds. This is one of the Cornell Botanic Gardens on-campus natural areas.

Highlights

Enjoy meandering mown paths through fields of tall grasses and trees, alone, with a friend, or with your dog. Consider stopping at the bench under the large trees at the top of the trail near Slim Jim Woods to get a great view of the meadow. It's a beautiful spot to meditate, read, or relax.

Entrance

Enter near the Caldwell Road entrance to the Cornell Arboretum, between the Nut Tree Collection and Slim Jim Woods.