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Description: Very rocky wooded trails along several glacial eskers, including a section of the Bay Circuit Trail connecting Willowdale East and Bradley Palmer to Cleveland Farm State Forest in Georgetown.   This section also abuts Hood Pond.         ECTA Map: Enjoy our free maps and please consider […]

Description: Appleton Farms Grass Rides is one section of Appleton Farms, a Trustees of Reservations property.   It consists of 5.5 miles of grass avenues (easy walking)  which serve as a link in the Bay Circuit Trail and  the Discover Hamilton Trail.   Appleton Farms Grass Rides was designed by […]

Description: There is an extensive network of beautiful wooded trails throughout this section of Willowdale State Forest that is enjoyed by a wide variety of trail users.   There are fire roads great for hiking (good for joggers/strollers), and extensive single track for mountain biking. The Bay Circuit Trail winds […]

        Description: The 23-acre Ipswich River Watershed Association campus on County Road includes trails, a green building, green roof, water-wise demonstration projects and gardens, offices, a public canoe dock and remnants of formal gardens from the early 20th-century Barnard estate.   The property and trails are permanently […]

 Photos coming soon! Description: Turkey Hill Conservation Area is a 23-acre parcel of mature wooded upland, with one of the highest undeveloped hilltops in Ipswich.   The 1-mile trail follows a steep incline to access the hill (about 1/4 mile), but then becomes a fairly level loop trail around the […]

    Description: Maplecroft Farm is a privately owned 250-acre working farm located bounded by Argilla Road, Heartbreak Road, Essex Road and Northgate Road.   The majority of the property is protected by conservation easements.   The 1.5-mile trail is open to the public and connects Essex Road and Argilla […]

Description: Linebrook Woods Conservation Area is a 78-acre parcel of wooded uplands and wetlands with trails that connect to Willowdale State Forest to the south and the Dow/Bull Brook Reservoir area to the north.   Nice wooded trails, mainly single track.   There are three short bridges over creek crossings […]