Places and Trails in the Region
McLain’s Woods/Fitch-Woods
McLain’s Woods/Fitch-Woods parcels are a very nice hiking area with several miles of trails.
Learn morePerry Land
The Perry Land is an extension off Fitch-Woods. The loop on this trails goes up steeply to a high point and then down into a deep hollow. There is a stone “monolith” artifact in a historic rock quarry at the bottom of the hollow.
Learn moreSawtell Conservation Area
Half-mile long, relatively flat trail connects from Chicopee Row to Groton Hills CA.
Learn moreHawtree Conservation Area
A neighborhood-access conservation parcel offering short trails through shaded woods and a beautiful observation deck overlooking Unkety Brook marsh. An out-and-back trail makes no connections to other trails.
Learn moreTorrey Woods/Floyd
One-half-mile trail connecting Sawtell Conservation Area with GCT’s Baddacook Conservation Area parcel and the NE Power Co. powerlines.
Learn moreGroton Hills
A mile of trails over eskers and across a marsh. Connections to Sawtell, Torrey Woods, and Baddacook parcels.
Learn moreNipmuc Meadows
Formerly known as the Shattuck Homestead, this parcel has been dedicated and renamed “Nipmuc Meadows” in honor of the Nipmuc people who were the earliest settlers in Groton. Level trails cross a meadow over to woods where you will find the shore of Baddacook Pond, which teems with wildlife and is an important turtle habitat.
Learn morePriest Family Conservation Area
The Priest trail connects Sorhaug Woods with Martins Pond Road. This is mostly an old logging road.
Learn moreStill Meadow
This former agricultural field is home to vibrant birdlife and wildflowers, connecting with the Wattles Pond area.
Learn moreWilliams Barn-Sorhaug Woods
The Bruce Clements Trail starts at the Williams Barn and ends with a loop trail adjacent to Brooks Orchard. On this loop, one passes by many large white pines that were pushed over by a microburst (wind shear) in May 2020.
Learn moreBaddacook Conservation Land
The western part of this parcel is a large hemlock forest and the eastern part follows beneath the New England Power Company powerlines. Extensive wetlands are along the western side of the parcel. From Martins Pond Rd, the trail goes north, following the powerlines, and later climbs a hill. At the top of the hill,...
Learn moreMarsh-Lewis Memorial Grove
This parcel connects to trails in Casella Preserve and GDRHS. There is a steep drop-off from Reedy Meadow Rd to the base of the Autumn Hills Orchard drumlin and then a close-up view of the Reedy Meadow Swamp from a hemlock grove.
Learn moreWatson Way
This parcel connects Watson Way and Brown Ln to the Fritz and Helen Walker CA and the McLain’s Woods parcels. The trail goes up an esker and circles around the home on the west side of Brown Ln. where it connects to the Walker CA. Another trail goes west at the top of the esker...
Learn moreWattles Pond
Historically, Wattles Pond was part of the ice harvesting industry popular in the 1800s, supplying blocks of ice to the Greater Boston area.
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