Enjoy the Vlei Marh Trail in Rhinebeck, New York!
The second largest wetland area in Rhinebeck, Vlei Marsh consists of 165 acres, 90 acres of which are DEC designated wetlands, including 1,300 feet of headwaters of the Fallsburg Creek.
Multi-looped, newly upgraded trails at Vlei Marsh take visitors through both wetland and a northern hardwood and oak-hickory transition forest, home to scores of mammals, amphibians, and birds. Designated as a significant biodiversity area by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Vlei Marsh is home to a high concentration of species and contains distinctive ecological features. The property boasts a Great Blue Heron rookery, beavers, turtles, and many more species tucked away in the landscape than you can see at first glance.
The cache is just a few feet off the trail near the “fairy house”—a lean-to in Vlei Marsh with all-natural elements made by local set designer Richard Prouse.