Photo: Alan E. Rich Environmental Park
Alan E. Rich Environmental Park - Athol Town of Athol
Main Street
Athol, MA
(978) 249-2496

A park welcoming visitors with car top boat access, picnic benches and a nature trail through Cass Meadow and woodland along the Millers River.
Bearsden Conservation Area - Athol Bearsden Rd.
Athol, MA

Miles of forested trails among steep hills, stone walls, & views of the Millers River - beautiful all year round.
Birch Hill Dam - Royalston 68 Birch Hill Dam Rd.
Royalston, MA
(978) 249-4467

An aesthetic and recreational gem, with over 50 miles of roads and trails among streams forests and fields.
Birch Hill Wildlife Management Area - Royalston Division of Fisheries & Wildlife
Winchendon Rd.
Royalston, MA
(508) 835-3607
mass.wildlife@state.ma.us

Rivers and lakes meet at this diverse recreation spot, the waters stocked with trout, the land with fowl.

Brooks Woodland Preserve: Swift River Tract - Petersham Quaker Dr.
Petersham, MA
(978) 840-4446
information@ttor.org

Miles of trails through fields and forest and along river and swamp, with glimpses of both glacial and human history.
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Brooks Woodland: Connor's Pond Tract - Petersham Quaker Dr.
Petersham, MA
(978) 840-4446
information@ttor.org

One- to two-mile loop trails lead visitors on gentle hikes through dense and more open woodlands.

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Brooks Woodland: Roaring Brook Tract - Petersham East St.
Petersham, MA
(978) 840-4446
information@ttor.org

Three miles of trails - loops through woodland and swamp, across Roaring Brook, and up, down and around a hill.

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Brooks Woodland: Swift River, Connor's Pond, & Roaring Brook Tracts - Petersham Petersham, MA
(978) 840-4446
information@ttor.org

Three tracts of extensive trails through mixed forest and mountain laurel, criss-crossed by stone walls and a rich Native American and colonial history.
Cass Meadow Wildlife Management Area - Athol Pequoig Ave.
Athol, MA
(508) 835-3607
Mass.Wildlife@state.ma.us

An example of early successional habitat along the Millers River.
Photo: Chestnut Hill Trail
Chestnut Hill Trail - Orange Gidney Rd.
Orange, MA
info@newenglandforestry.org

A lovely 3.25-mile loop through woodlands that show the result of a responsibly planned timber harvest.

Chestnut Hill Trail System - Orange Chestnut Hill Rd.
Orange, MA
info@northquabbinwoods.org

Six miles of blazed trail - North Pond Ridge, Bullard Farm, and Chestnut Hill. Map kiosk at Fittz Memorial Forest.
Photo: Erving State Forest & Laurel Lake Recreation Area
Erving State Forest & Laurel Lake Recreation Area - Erving Laurel Lake Road
Erving, MA
(978) 544-3939, (978) 544-7745
erving.forest@state.ma.us

4,500 acres of unique habitats. Camp, boat, hike, bike, fish, or swim. Fee for beach access.
Federated Women's Club State Forest - Petersham New Salem Rd. (Rte. 122)
Petersham, MA
(978) 939-8962
otter.river@state.ma.us

Numerous trails, one to an overlook of Quabbin Reservoir, plus primitive camping (see camping section).
Fish Brook Wildlife Management Area - Royalston Royalston, MA
Mass.Wildlife@state.ma.us

A steep section of the Tully Trail, where the brook cuts a scenic gorge on its way to the Tully River.
Fiske Pond - Wendell Town of Wendell Conservation Commission
West St.
Wendell, MA
(978) 544-3395

Beautiful town conservation land with interconnecting trails along a pond.

Photo: Spirit Falls, photo by David Brothers
Jacobs Hill & Spirit Falls - Royalston Warwick Rd., Rte. 68
Royalston, MA
central@ttor.org

Dramatic waterfall and ridgeline vista.

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