Caddo Lake, Cathedral Paddling Trail
Cathedral Paddling Trail
Description: Paddlers of the Cathedral Trail on Caddo Lake discover the mystery of the cypress swamps the area is famous for. The 3.8 mile turn-around trail begins and ends at Shady Glade Resort, which has a marina and café and is the boarding dock for the Graceful Ghost Steamboat. Paddlers along Boat Road U pass residences and B&Bs to marvel at some of the older trees standing alone in the water. The Cathedral Trail began as a shortcut to great fishing holes and grew into a short but exhilarating stretch of towering bald cypress trees and inviting sandy rest stops. Visitors look at the forest floor for a variety of ferns, jack-in-the-pulpits, and lizard’s tail and into the treetops for wood storks and prothonotary warblers.
Location: Put-in and Take-out: Shady Glade Resort boat launch, 449 Cypress Drive, Uncertain, TX 75661, 903-789-3295 (launch fee applies).
Directions/maps: From Hwy 43, take FM 2198 about 5 miles to its end and turn left at the stop sign onto Cypress Drive. Shady Glade Resort is in approx. 5 miles; the launch site is on the right.
Location map: Click here.