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If trekking beyond city limits is not in the cards this month, rest assured: Denizens of Memphis have dozens of options for celebrating National Parks & Recreation Month without leaving Bluff City.
At the Wolf River Refuge, outdoor enthusiasts and neophytes alike can choose their own adventure from a trio of multi-use loop trails ranging from 1.9-12.5 miles in total.
Follow the blazes (white, blue or yellow) on the south side of Walnut Grove Road and wend your way through the Lucius Burch Jr. State Natural Area, paralleling the 105-mile-long alluvial river before it joins the Mississippi north of downtown Memphis.
– Hannah Van Sickle, The Memphis 100