Littleton Conservation Land Trail Guide - Overview
The following table presents a summary of key conservation land characteristics for all properties identified in this Guide. The lands described in this guide are owned and administered by several town organizations. The table below summarizes some key data about each site and who owns it.
|
Property Name |
Owner/ |
Acres |
Road Access |
Trail Status |
Brochure |
Parking Directions |
Parking Availability |
Outstanding Features |
|
LCT |
7.1 |
King Street |
One short trail |
No |
At Castle-in-the-Trees off King Street |
Ample |
Meadow, Brook, Old Trees, Wildlife |
|
|
Town/LCC |
14.0 |
Harwood Avenue/ Foster Street |
Well developed |
Yes |
Off road at gate on Harwood Avenue or parking area across Harwood Avenue |
Ample |
Meadow, Wildflowers, Pond, Birds; Sledding (winter) |
|
|
Bumblebee Meadows |
LCT |
10.0 |
Harwood Avenue |
None |
No |
Opposite Bumblebee Park on Harwood Avenue |
Ample |
Meadow, brook |
|
Cobb Memorial Trail |
LCT |
31.0 |
Nashoba Road and Pickard Lane |
One mile trail connects to a second 1/2 mile trail |
Yes |
Nashoba Road and Pickard Lane extension |
Ample |
Varied topography with pond, swamps, hills, woodland, old stone bridge |
|
LCT |
6.7 |
White Street |
Well developed |
No |
Off White Street |
Ample |
Red Pine Grove and Boardwalk over Swamp |
|
|
LCT |
9.8 |
Newtown Road/ Nashoba Road |
None |
No |
Off Nashoba Road |
Ample |
Tall Pines |
|
|
Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve |
Town/LCC |
87.0 |
Hartwell Avenue |
One marked loop trail with unmarked side trails |
No |
Parking lot off Hartwell Avenue |
Ample |
Very old stone bridge over Beaver Brook, woodland, grassland, ponds, marsh, wildlife |
|
LCT |
0.8 |
Harwood Avenue |
None needed |
No |
Off Harwood Avenue |
Moderately difficult |
Flowers, Shrubs |
|
|
Town/LCC |
178.0 |
Newtown Road/ |
Well developed |
Yes |
End of Colonial Drive, parking area off Harwood Ave. and off Middlesex Drive |
Ample |
Wildlife, Lake Shore, Hill, restored old grasslands, |
|
|
Town/LCC |
24.2 |
Mill Road |
OK |
Yes |
On Mill Road |
Ample |
Beaver Brook |
|
|
Town/BOS |
50.0 |
King Street |
“Two Brothers” Trail |
No |
Off King Street or at Congregational Church |
Adequate |
Open Fields |
|
|
LCT |
25.8 |
Nashoba Road |
Well developed |
No |
Side of road adjacent to sign |
Moderately difficult |
Old Beech forest, Swamp, Sweet Pepper bush |
|
|
Town/LCC |
98.0 |
Newtown Road |
Two short trails and old cart path |
Yes |
Parking area off Newtown Rd. at mail box 559 |
Space for several cars |
Hill top, Fields, Wildlife, Marsh, Ancient Beech Tree |
|
|
Town/LCC |
220.0 |
Oak Hill Road |
Well developed |
Yes |
At sign and kiosk |
Ample |
Summit Rock and Tophet Chasm |
|
|
Prouty Woods Community Forest |
NEFF |
107.0 |
Wilderness Road off Foster Street |
Two Brothers Trail and Loop Trail, well developed |
Yes |
At kiosk on Wilderness Road |
Ample |
Forest, Lake Shore, Hill, View, Field, Chestnut plantation, diverse trees |
|
LCT |
98.0 |
Nashoba Road/ Charter Way |
Well developed |
Yes |
At kiosk at end of Charter Way off Nashoba Rd. |
Ample |
Quiet, Unusual Rock Formations, Wildlife, Forest |
|
|
Board of Selectmen |
86.0 |
Harwood Avenue |
Overgrown, not marked, swamp |
No |
Off Harwood Avenue |
Difficult |
Pine Forest |
|
|
LCT |
36.8 |
Spectacle Pond Road |
Well developed |
No |
At kiosk |
Ample |
Mature Oak Woodlands |
Last Updated: March 2007
Littleton Conservation Trust, P.O. Box 594, Littleton, Massachusetts 01460