Esker Hikes

  • Long Hikes: Northeast Region

    Total length: about 7 miles. Estimated time: about 4.5 hours. Description: Starting at the Gamlin Crystal Springs parking lot on Old Dunstable Road, go left on the Indian Rock Trail. Soon you’ll be walking along a pond full of wildlife and then you will approach Indian Rock. Be sure to take the little yellow loop…

  • Gamlin Crystal Springs Area

    Large property with 5 trails. Trails on the East side follow a large esker with multiple ponds. The West Gamlin trails pass by ponds, erratics, and remnants of an old quarry. A favorite for mountain biking. Connections to Red Line, Mason Back 100 and Wharton. Look for a great esker trail on the east side…

  • Wharton Plantation

    Large parcel with diverse terrain includes eskers, a heron rookery, and kettle ponds. Boombox and Sledgehammer trails are ideal for technical mountain biking. Connects to Gamlin Crystal Springs and Mason Back 100. Look for eskers, kettle ponds, a heron rookery, and old farm walls on the North Loop Primary Trail. On the Baddacook side trail,…

  • Skitapet Conservation Area

    This network of many trail loops though evergreen woods traverses over and around glacial features, such as kettle holes and eskers. The area features a 1.6-mile loop trail known as Skitapet Trail, which is generally considered easy to moderate and suitable for hiking and walking. Additional trails within the area, including Skitapet Long, are also…

  • Casella Preserve

    The Casella trail system connects Nashua Road with the G-D High School. Trailheads at each end have parking. Two trail loops traverse atop adjacent eskers that overlook wetlands richly populated with birds and other wildlife.