hiking trail 7 to reach hiking trail 9, which traverses part of the northern preserve. From the Nature Center, visitors can walk through the Taylor Ridge Campground( note: there is no public parking at Taylor Ridge). The Ten O’ clock Line Nature Preserve can also be accessed via a portion of the bridle trail.
The Ten O’ clock Line Trail is craggy and rough, following old stage coach roads that cross over ridges and valleys, native trails, and historic highways blazed through the forests more than 150 years ago. The first settler of European descent to arrive in Brown County was Johann Schoonover. It was around 1820 and he chose to settle down and trade with the native peoples. The creek nearby came to share his name— Schooner Creek— and the area as Schooner Valley, which is located on the Ten O’ clock Line. •
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