Things like Castle, Forest Bells, Horse grave stones
Academy Hill is a wooded open space around the Academy Hill subdivision that offers peaceful wooded scenery. The trail begins off Cherry Tree Ln. A path leads into a mixed hardwood forest with occasional glacial boulders (erratics) dotting the landscape. Also look for stone walls. In spring, woodland wildflowers like trillium and Canada mayflower brighten…
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.
Five miles of rocky trails over undulating terrain as well as a couple of large hills. Provides exceptional views of wetlands, granite outcroppings, and wildlife. Look for a heron rookery. Note: No bikes, horses, or dogs allowed. Connects to Robin Hill Rd. near Shaw’s Supermarket and to Blackman Field and Woodsand Nate Nutting Rd.
Slight uphill walk. The terrain is extremely valuable as wildlife habitat as the land is mostly wooded. Connects to both Gamlin Crystal Springs and Wharton Plantation. Look for a substantial home site on the property including cellar hole and barn foundation. An old meadow is intact including a well-set stone wall. The property is transited…
Mostly flat trails follow along the Nashua River, towards The Groton School. Trails pass a charming bridge, a boat house, rhododendrons and mountain laurel and riverside views. Look for memorial to the Old Groton Hunt Club and an old horse watering trough. Connections to Lawrence Woods. Located on the eastern banks of the Nashua River,…
Short walk up a steep hill from Gibbet Hill Barn to Bancroft Castle with spectacular westerly views of Groton, rolling hills and sunsets. Look for cattle grazing on the hillside. You may also find wild turkeys roaming around. Gibbet Hill owners graciously welcome visitors to enjoy the property and trails. The view from the top of…
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…
This forested area provides for excellent fishing, hunting, river views, and recreation. Surrounding it to the west, north, and south is the very large Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) that is owned by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. The Bertozzi trails are marked but the trails within the Squannacook River WMA…
One-mile, easy walk with beautiful views of fields and wetlands, teaming with wildlife. Look for Paul Matisse’s Forest Bells: 6 aluminum bells, in the shape of organ chimes that hang from the limbs of oak trees. They ring quietly when someone pulls down on an attached rope.
