Topsfield Linear Common/Rail Trail

Topsfield Linear Common/Rail Trail

June 7, 2020

Description: The Topsfield Linear Common is part of the larger “Border to Boston” trail that when completed will extend from Boston to the Salisbury/NH border. The multi-use “Rail Trail” goes from Pye Brook Lane in Boxford south to Lowell Street in Peabody. The trail utilizes the abandoned railroad bed […]

Chebacco Woods

June 3, 2020

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An extensive and well maintained trail system goes through evergreen and deciduous woodlands and along two large ponds. The trails in the woods wind up and down glacial eskers and connect to other trails on the Gordon College property. The trails along the ponds are wide and smooth, with […]

Harvard Forest

June 3, 2020

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Description: Trails cross through a wooded 100 acre research area and serve as a link in the Bay Circuit Trail and the Discover Hamilton Trail. ECTA Map: Enjoy our free maps and please consider making a donation to support ECTA. Buy a paper ECTA Trail […]

New England Biolabs

June 3, 2020

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Description: One of the great estate properties in Ipswich, the former Proctor Estate is now home to New England Biolabs. The property is privately owned, but the lands surrounding the main campus are open to the public to enjoy the diverse landscapes and wildlife. The southern trails are a mix […]

Pye Brook Park

May 11, 2020

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Description: An open area including baseball, football, and soccer fields as well as a disc golf course. There are also a few marked trails that lead around the athletic areas. ECTA Map: Enjoy our free maps and please consider making a donation to […]

Bradley Palmer State Park

May 3, 2020

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Bradley Palmer State Park contains an extensive trail network winding through 721 acres of open fields and mature woodlands and follows the banks of the Ipswich River. The Bay Circuit Trail and the Discover Hamilton Trail wind through the park. Bradley Palmer links to Willowdale State Forest to the north […]

Willowdale State Forest – East

May 3, 2020

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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 […]

Ipswich River Watershed Association

March 3, 2015

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 […]

Cogswell’s Grant

March 24, 2014

Cogswell’s Grant was the summer home of renowned collectors Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little. The Littles purchased this 165-acre property overlooking the Essex River in 1937 and carefully restored the 1728 farmhouse, preserving original finishes and documenting their work through photographs. They donated the property to Historic New […]

South Street Woodlot

March 24, 2014

Description: This site features a new trail constructed in 2013 on four contiguous parcels of conserved land in West Newbury, totaling 30 acres. The trail is about a mile in length and includes 3 sections of boardwalk through wetlands, each between 100 and 140 feet long. “The Cliff” and other […]

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