QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 110 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~4.25 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy to moderate
- Sights: Mill Creek tidal estuary
Falmouth Nature Preserve trails in blue; Underwood Park trails in orange. The connector trail between the two parks passes through private property. (Woodman Preserve in green and Underwood Springs Forest in lavender.)
This is a pleasant, wooded preserve with about 4.25 miles of well-marked trails, popular with dog walkers. There is a nice section of the trail — along the red and orange trails — that follows the pretty Mill Creek tidal estuary and salt marsh. These two trails are easy to walk and follow.
The red loop is perhaps a bit dryer during the spring than the orange loop. Some of the trails linking the two loops — marked with blue blazes — might be a bit overgrown. There are also paths that wander off the preserve into nearby woods that locals use, connecting neighborhoods and parks. Note — these paths pass through private land, some of which is signed by landowners allowing walkers but asking visitors to be respectful.
Directions: The Falmouth Nature Preserve is at 178 Foreside Rd. The lot has approximately 8 parking spaces.
