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Let'sGoToDisney · 09-02-2012, 09:02 AM

I am looking for a place to walk at WLV. Any ideas?
Thanks.

dvcterry · 09-02-2012, 09:06 AM

here is a link to some trails there:

http://www.wildernesslodgesite.com/c...-nature-trails

jimmytammy · 09-02-2012, 12:12 PM

The map is a good one. The trail that runs along the bus stop area then ventures towards Ft. Wilderness. Its about 1 mile, sometimes you see deer along the path. The other path is sandy and a bit tougher to navigate for exercise.

Deb & Bill · 09-02-2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmytammy

The map is a good one. The trail that runs along the bus stop area then ventures towards Ft. Wilderness. Its about 1 mile, sometimes you see deer along the path. The other path is sandy and a bit tougher to navigate for exercise.

That's a really pleasant walk (on the paved walkway). Then you can continue walking over at Fort Wilderness, too.

k3chantal · 09-02-2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmytammy

The map is a good one. The trail that runs along the bus stop area then ventures towards Ft. Wilderness. Its about 1 mile, sometimes you see deer along the path. The other path is sandy and a bit tougher to navigate for exercise.

And sometimes opossums! We rented a surrey bike one time and were completely surprised as the opossum crossed in front of us.

jimmytammy · 09-02-2012, 06:34 PM

I have seen an armadillo up close and personal, but he was in the bushes at WL. We were walking back from the main lobby to the villas and saw him along the walkway, right on the edge in the bushes. He looked like a possum with a shell on his back

JJSWDW · 09-03-2012, 03:06 PM

Love the walk to fort wilderness when the weather is cool!!

sleepydog25 · 09-03-2012, 03:19 PM

If you look at the map included in dvcterry's link, it doesn't do a good job of showing the nature trail which also starts at bike rental shop. It's the path that follows Bay Lake and then hooks up with the red-dash path. You don't actually have to hook up to the indicated path; if you stay on the sandy trail as it follows Bay Lake, it will wind up at a parking lot for CMs at FW whose entrance comes out near the stables. I prefer this sandy nature trail path to the paved one as it's generally quieter and devoid of the buses that occasionally come by belching exhaust fumes. I once saw a hawk sitting on the ground with a field mouse in its talons. It didn't fly away until I got about 15 feet away. Either path you choose, however, is about a mile one way, and as mentioned, you can walk around FW, as well, which is especially fun at Christmas.

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09-02-2012, 09:06 AM	#2
dvcterry DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: CT Posts: 1,633	here is a link to some trails there: http://www.wildernesslodgesite.com/c...-nature-trails __________________ Terry

09-02-2012, 12:12 PM	#3
jimmytammy Swivel, it's a hard habit to break Not Tammy, just Jimmy Go, Panthers!!! (oh, nevermind...) Join Date: May 2002 Location: NC Posts: 7,051	The map is a good one. The trail that runs along the bus stop area then ventures towards Ft. Wilderness. Its about 1 mile, sometimes you see deer along the path. The other path is sandy and a bit tougher to navigate for exercise. __________________

09-02-2012, 06:34 PM	#6
jimmytammy Swivel, it's a hard habit to break Not Tammy, just Jimmy Go, Panthers!!! (oh, nevermind...) Join Date: May 2002 Location: NC Posts: 7,051	I have seen an armadillo up close and personal, but he was in the bushes at WL. We were walking back from the main lobby to the villas and saw him along the walkway, right on the edge in the bushes. He looked like a possum with a shell on his back __________________

09-03-2012, 03:06 PM	#7
JJSWDW Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago Area Posts: 229	Love the walk to fort wilderness when the weather is cool!! __________________ Joe and Lisa

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09-03-2012, 03:19 PM	#8
sleepydog25 Girls of the Woo Hooty: Riddlers Gone Bad I'm gettin' trippy about my race Well, I was channeling YOU Jack, the fairly good person to unwind to Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Twixt here and there Posts: 2,734	If you look at the map included in dvcterry's link, it doesn't do a good job of showing the nature trail which also starts at bike rental shop. It's the path that follows Bay Lake and then hooks up with the red-dash path. You don't actually have to hook up to the indicated path; if you stay on the sandy trail as it follows Bay Lake, it will wind up at a parking lot for CMs at FW whose entrance comes out near the stables. I prefer this sandy nature trail path to the paved one as it's generally quieter and devoid of the buses that occasionally come by belching exhaust fumes. I once saw a hawk sitting on the ground with a field mouse in its talons. It didn't fly away until I got about 15 feet away. Either path you choose, however, is about a mile one way, and as mentioned, you can walk around FW, as well, which is especially fun at Christmas. __________________ Patrick "aka" Slydog What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint-Exupery *Helping to advance the insidious liberal agenda. . .* RAIN, SCHMAIN, & HURRICANES: Our 9/11/13 Cruise http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ht=sleepydog25 All I Got Was a Lousy T-Shirt... Last edited by sleepydog25; 09-03-2012 at 03:29 PM.

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