​The Jay C. Hormel Nature Center features over 500 acres of prairie, forests, and wetlands. Keep eyes and ears open for many kinds of wildlife as you explore the 9+ miles of trails!
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Map of the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center trails.
PictureFun Fact: The wood for the signs are repurposed from the siding of the old building!
Colored Trail Posts and Correlating Map
  • We are in the process of eliminating some trails to simplify the trail system.
  • The grey trails are connecting trails and some of the trails are used during ski season only. 
  • There are signs for the parking lot, the tower, the pond, the stepping stone bridge, and the covered bridge. 
  • There are 8 colored trails
  1. Blue = .4 mi                       5. Red = 1 mi 
  2. Yellow = .6 mi                   6. Orange = 1.2 mi
  3. Purple = .75 mi                  7. Black = 1.2 mi 
  4. White = .8 mi                    8. Green = 1.35 mi 
Contact                                                   
Jay C. Hormel Nature Center
1304 21st St NE
Austin, MN 55912
Phone: (507) 437-7519
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (507) 396-2903
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"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught."  — Baba Dioum