Greenbelt’s Pingree Reservation, located off of Highland Street in Hamilton, consists mainly of glacial formations called āeskersā that create the rolling terrain of ridges and valleys throughout the 135 acre property. The trails at the Reservation cross through streams and swampy areas between the winding ridgelines, and these areas are often wet and muddy. Several trails had gone beyond the point of being a nuisance and had really become quite unsafe, filled with deep holes and ruts.
ECTA has been working diligently the last month to repair these trails, which include an approximately 100′ section along the access trail from Black Brook Road, another 150′ stretch crossing the Black Brook culvert, and a few shorter muddy sections nearby. The trail work was carefully scheduled for the driest point of the summer when we would cause the least amount of damage to the surrounding trails as we accessed these work sites. One of the reasons that these trails had never been repaired is that they are mechanically inaccessible from the public side of the Pingree Reservation. ECTA worked with the adjacent landowner to secure permission to store the materials on their property, and trail worker Arthur Page made numerous trips using a small ATV to cart the materials in to the remote site. This kind of specialty work is what ECTA does best!
The Pingree Reservation trails are open to equestrians, hikers, dog walkers and birders. We hope that you can visit this property soon and see our work up close!
