📍 On today’s edition of Trustees Hidden Gems, we introduce you to Rocky Woods in Medfield! With six and a half miles of trails winding through 491 acres of varied terrain, Rocky Woods is a year-round destination for outdoor lovers and a prized habitat for songbirds, bullfrogs, beavers, and painted turtles. 📍 Rocky Woods has one foot within the Charles River watershed and the other foot within the drainage of the Neponset River. The area’s high water table forms wetlands throughout the reservation, and these varied habitats attract songbirds, particularly the towhee, with its “drink-your-tea” call. 📍 Hike the three-quarter-mile loop around Chickering Pond—the largest of the reservation’s five man-made ponds, which offer catch-and-release fishing—for a family outing. For a longer trek, take the Mine Hill Loop, which circles 420-foot-high Mine Hill Ridge. Accessible features ♿ Accessible fishing platform, picnic tables, accessible restrooms. Know-before-you-go: 🌳 Mountain biking permitted only on designated trails when trails conditions are dry. Trails are closed to mountain biking March 1 to April 30, during muddy season. 🐕 Dogs are permitted Off-Leash if they are under control at all times, except must remain On-Leash on the Red Trail around Chickering Pond. 🛶 Boating is only allowed with an on-site rental canoe or kayak. ⛸️ Ice skating is permitted when posted, at your own risk. 🏊 Swimming is not permitted. 📷 (1-4): courtesy of the Trustees 📷 (5-8): credit to David N. Precht #TheTrustees #RockyWoods #MedfieldMA #HiddenGem #TrusteesHiddenGem #Nature #Hiking #HikeMassachusetts #Outdoors #SpecialPlaces #Accessibility [Description: Photos of Rocky Woods in Medfield, MA.]
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