Kate

If you are looking for a pleasant place to walk with your pup that's low-key, Visit the Botanical Gardens at the Highlands Biological Station. Lots of great plant life, much of it is marked. You can walk around the lake, filled with lily pads & snapping turles, or pick one of the meandering paths the go by the tiny creeks. The longest walk is about 40 minutes.

use Google maps to find this place. I took my 15-year-old mixed breed, and my five-year-old golden doodle. The five-year-old had no issues, but the mixed breed and I couldn’t make it to the 2.5 mile summit. The trail is very narrow and at times there’s a super long drop off. The 15-year-old was dropping a lot. So we had to turn back. But in the beginning area there are some sweet small waterfalls To see. It is worth taking a short walk even if you can’t make it to the summit.