The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission did not see fit to accept this trail as part of the Great Florida Birding Trail system. This trail is very much a part of the Citrus County system of birding trails and is included as one of the County's trail system. This is a driving trail that takes one around the perimeter of the property along the boundary of the Withlacoochee State Forest to the east and south side. The trail is designed to be viewer safe if one stays on the marked trail and doesn't go off the trail. The trail starts at the landfill office, where you must sign in.

The landfill is on Gulf To Lake Highway SR44 3 miles east of Lecanto and 5 miles west of Inverness. Drive to the office and register and pick up a trail map. The office is to the left as you enter the gate. Do not drive through the scale house.

During business hours of the landfill. 8:OOAM to 4:30 PM weekdays and 8:OOAM to 2:30 PM on Saturdays.

This trail provides the best place in Citrus County for the observation of bald eagles. Bald eagles are common all over the County but not in the concentration as on the Eagle Snag Trail.

Birders everywhere seek out water treatment plants, slug ponds, and landfills to see possible rare birds and to study birds up close. Eagle Snag Trail provides this opportunity to see bald eagles, vultures, and gulls in large quantities. It is recommended to use a spotting scope along the rim road of the landfill to seek out possible rare gulls.

The woods along the fence provide for nesting bald eagles. Red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks and pileated woodpeckers are found here. This woodland edge is a good site for viewing spring warblers and other passerines. As you drive around the sandhill soil stockpile, be sure to watch for owls, chimney swifts, swallows and other cavity nesters.

The grass field on the west side of the land fill is maintained as a short grass area and can provide sparrows, bobolinks and meadowlarks in the spring. This trail is best in the winter months when the birds come by the thousands to scavenge.