Picturesque trails with a little pond and a small deck seating area and bench around the pond…read more There is a mansions and what appears to be private homes (?) on the grounds as well as a large field. This is not a place to go deep in the woods and the trails are pretty short but it's nice and clean and well maintained, good place for a walk and maybe a picnic.

I have been here several times - once to tour the Doyle Mansion, which is only open something like…read moreonce a year, another time to tour the conservation center when it opened (they were very proud of their composting toilets), and today on the outdoor trails. They're nice and flat and cover more ground than you would think for an urban area. All are well maintained. I don't think they should charge people though to take pictures.

The trails in this piece of woods not far from the urban parts of Leominster are well maintained…read more It's a one mile loop which in parts goes along vernal pools. However, we did not see or hear any frogs. It was not that muddy even in spring. The entrance is a rutted dirt road and parking is on gravel. This is typical New England woodland habitat but with houses visible along the trail. It's not "pure nature" but is good if you aren't able to handle strenuous hiking.

This is a nice level trail good for people of all abilities. There's ample parking, nearby…read morebusinesses to visit, and you walk by a variety of natural features. People walking on the trail are friendly too. Unfortunately I can't write more because the check engine light came on driving here so my hiking companion wanted to leave quickly to deal with that. I hope to return in the future.

We stopped in to take a hike and enjoy nature and it did not disappoint. We are not experienced…read morehikers but we were able to take a .75 mile hike on the blue trail. The blue trail was well marked. We really enjoyed our hike. It was so peaceful and enjoyable. A great place to have a picnic they have facilities to enjoy a nice picnic.

This free Trustees of Reservations site has an arboretum and trails through woodlands and marshes…read more The wetlands have great flora - including the best spread of water lilies I have ever seen - and evidence of fauna - a giant beaver lodge, trees nibbled by deer, and deer fences and gates as a result. I didn't use the restrooms but the overall park was clean. There is one section with some inclines but overall it's fairly easy hiking.

There are a couple trails in this area. Goose Pond Trail AKA Wilder Trail runs behind a housing…read moredevelopment with the pond in view but not real close along an old railroad bed. Exit the development and there is a paved path running west towards Nashoba Regional High School. Neither is particularly ambitious and plant life is typical for the area. Good for beginning hikers or those out of shape from the winter like me.

While not officially opened, many people are not waiting for politicians to come out and cut the…read moreribbon and are already using this trail. It has smooth, wide pavement which would be excellent for wheelchairs, but motorized vehicles are not allowed. Bikes, pedestrians, and dogs are. Like the West Fitchburg Steam Line Trail, this wends its way along a formerly industrial landscape, but also homes and homeless encampments. A man who lived in one of the adjacent houses in Fitchburg told me things have gone pretty well though residents were denied a fence. Interestingly I did see fencing on the Leominster side. There are businesses nearby where you can use the bathroom (I recommend the Four Points Hotel in Leominster) or grab something to eat or drink. Hopefully in the future some food trucks and other establishments will open along the trail. There are benches to sit and bike racks, and at least one set of tables. The area is strewn with trash and while some churches are apparently going to clean it, it's not going to stay clean because there are no trash receptacles. This is an improvement that could be made. There are also some falls that a loop path to would be nice if the homeless tents were removed. Neither end of the trail is finished yet, in the downtowns of the two cities. When ithey are I will explore those sections.

This was one of the best trips I've been on. A friend of mine who had taken another trip with SUP…read moreYO invited me to go with her. There were 12 of us and everyone got along. I don't know if the type of vacation (hiking and camping) helped to self select the people but by the end of the week we had gotten really close as a group. SUP YO also picked amazing guides. They were fun, funny, knowledgeable, and basically one of the gang with guide authority. The owner of the company came with us on this trip. She was fun, did everything we did, never put on any airs, and I felt like she was "one of us.". All of the food, hotel, etc was taken care of. We even celebrated a birthday for one one of the hikers in the group! I am looking for more trips to go on with SUP YO and a group of us are planning to go in another trip or a weekend hike together again!!

From the owner: SUP YO exists to connect like-minded souls through outdoor adventure. With transformative…read morepaddleboard yoga, hikes, retreats, and outdoor escapes, we inspire others to step outside of their comfort zones, challenge themselves in mind, body, and spirit, and discover their truest selves.

An arch makes you think this will be a trail or park, but it's one picnic table by a very small…read moresection of brook. Blink and you will miss it. I drove parallel to where the brook disappeared under concrete for a while it never re-emerged. A lot of taxpayer money was probably wasted on this nothing burger.

There is some interesting flora here - cattails, alder pine cones, yellow irises - but a lot of the…read morearea is too muddy to traverse. There's a building but it's closed to the public and no portable toilets are provided. There is a grassy area for flying model planes. Watch the steep drop from the roadway to the dirt road.