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Sunlight through the Trees

Trail Map

 
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About half of the 75 acres is open meadow & wetlands
and half is woodland.

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The combined length of the three trails is less than 2 miles

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The trails are open year-round for hiking and
for cross-country skiing in winter
                        Trail maps are available in the parking lot

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The grade of the trails is easy- to moderately strenuous

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Take time to stop and observe animal activity and identify plants along the way.
There is a good variety of mixed hardwood, coniferous trees and other woodland plants.
Other plants are in bloom at various times of the year around the pond and meadows.

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The small granite quarry on the Christmas Fern Trail is now the only one left on the property.
The depression left by the quarry is now a vernal pool that attracts salamanders and wood frogs in the springtime. They mate, lay eggs and mature before the temporary pool dries up.

bulletNO MOTORIZED VEHICLES OR HUNTING ARE ALLOWED!!

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