This 15 acre site contains the Buckeye
Grove Loop Trail. The site was named after the state endangered
and largest of Ohio’s amphibians, the “Hellbender.”
Hellbender amphibians live in the clean waters of Jelloway Creek
and the nearby Kokosing River.
The site, which consists of Jelloway Creek, wildflower and floodplain
tree species, is accessed through the Kokosing
Gap Trail. View
a location map.
The nature trail begins at the bike
trail bridge north of the bike trail parking lot (23316 Coshocton
Avenue) in Howard, and offers streamside access to beaches along
Jelloway Creek. Buckeye trees are numerous throughout the site.
In late May, a sign and steps leading from the bike trail to the
Buckeye Grove Loop Trail were installed, beckoning the user to explore.

Autumn at Hellbender Preserve
Spring flowers abound on the site,
including Virginia bluebells, toad trillium, buttercups and phlox.
Excellent birding opportunities abound on the trail, with Baltimore
orioles, kingfishers and northern cardinals filling the air with
song.


Hellbender Salamander
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