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Shu Swamp Audio Tour

Explore Charles T. Church Nature Preserve (Shu Swamp) with this self-guided audio tour. Follow the narration at your own pace. The tour is one continuous audio track; pause it while walking between locations and resume when you arrive.

AUDIO TOUR - PAUSE / RESUME ANYTIME

Alternatively, you can download this file directly to your device by clicking here.

How to use the tour

  1. Use the Start of Tour photos to confirm you are at the trail entrance, then press Play.
  2. When the narrator says to pause, pause the audio.
  3. Use the photos and Next Location to find the next stop.
  4. When you arrive, press Play again and continue.
START OF TOUR

Trail Entrance

Begin here. Use these photos to confirm you are at the correct starting point before pressing Play.

Trail Entrance
Trail Entrance
Start of Tour wide shot
Start of Tour - Wide Shot
Begin Tour →
STOP 1

Pond & Bridge

Find this location. Use the photos below to confirm you are in the right place. When the narration tells you to pause, pause the audio while you walk here. When you arrive, resume playback.

Pond
Pond
Bridge
Bridge
Next Location →
STOP 2

Trees Along the Path

Find this location. Use the photos below to confirm you are in the right place. When the narration tells you to pause, pause the audio while you walk here. When you arrive, resume playback.

Tree on path.
Tree on path.
Tulip and Oak Trees
Tulip and Oak Trees
Next Location →
STOP 3

Fallen & Rotten Trees

Find this location. Use the photos below to confirm you are in the right place. When the narration tells you to pause, pause the audio while you walk here. When you arrive, resume playback.

Fallen Tree
Fallen Tree
Rotten Tree
Rotten Tree
Next Location →
STOP 4

Trail Junction & Leaning Tree

Find this location. Use the photos below to confirm you are in the right place. When the narration tells you to pause, pause the audio while you walk here. When you arrive, resume playback.

Trail Junction
Trail Junction
Leaning Tree
Leaning Tree
Next Location →
STOP 5

Old Road

Find this location. Use the photos below to confirm you are in the right place. When the narration tells you to pause, pause the audio while you walk here. When you arrive, resume playback.

Old Road
Old Road
Old Road North
Old Road North
Next Location →
STOP 6

Bridge & Benches

Find this location. Use the photos below to confirm you are in the right place. When the narration tells you to pause, pause the audio while you walk here. When you arrive, resume playback.

Bridge
Bridge
Benchs
Benchs
Next Location →
STOP 7

Triple Trunk Tree & Bigleaf Magnolia

Find this location. Use the photos below to confirm you are in the right place. When the narration tells you to pause, pause the audio while you walk here. When you arrive, resume playback.

Triple Trunk Tree
Triple Trunk Tree
Big Leaf Magnolia
Big Leaf Magnolia
Next Location →
STOP 8

Glacial Erratic

Find this location. Use the photos below to confirm you are in the right place. When the narration tells you to pause, pause the audio while you walk here. When you arrive, resume playback.

Glacial Erratic
Glacial Erratic
Glacial erratic from distance
Glacial erratic from distance
End of Tour →
END OF TOUR

Trail Exit

You made it. These photos show the end of the route and help confirm that you have completed the tour.

Trail End
Trail End
Last Stop
Last Stop
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