Archives: Holdings

The Stepinski parcel is roughly triangular, bounded on the south by the railroad that runs from Ayer to Lowell, and on the other sides by Stony Brook. Access is via the driveway to the American Legion Fields, between #13 and 17 River Street. Park at the end of the drive, near the start of the … Read more

Emmet Woods – In 2016, Mass Audubon announced the opening of a new large area of trails they call “Emmet Woods”. This area is located on the other side of rte 225 across from the Nashoba Brook Trails Parcel. The Trust has hiked there several times in the past when it was the property of … Read more

This 2.95 acre parcel was purchased by the Trust in 2015. Since then, the meadow has been restored to its former state, and a maintenance lot constructed to allow perhaps a half dozen cars to park. A half-mile trail was constructed from here in the spring of 2022, mostly along a trail easement granted in … Read more

There are interesting trails in the Juniper Hill Road neighborhood and also in the Hyacinth Drive neighborhood. Those neighborhoods are pretty separated for cars and roads, but both have Conservation Land and trails which connect. One way to begin hiking is at the trail-head near the beginning of Juniper Hill Road. That trail goes through … Read more

Moses Edwards purchased the land in 1867 and for many years leased it to the YMCA, which ran Nabnasset Camp in summer. In the mid 20th century, the Edwards family ran it as a private beach facility. The town of Westford purchased the property in 1980 from Sumner and Grace Edwards, and the Parks and … Read more