Farwell Forest, Cumberland

The trails in Cumberland, Falmouth, and Windham are very well connected, either by footpath or snowmobile trail. In my map above, Farwell Forest in lavender; Knight’s Pond Preserve is in light blue; Rines Forest is in green; Hadlock Forest is in maroon; Falmouth Town Forest trails in dark blue; Falmouth Community Park in yellow; Blackstrap Preserve in orange. Not shown on this map are the trails of North Falmouth Community Forest, Greely Woods, and Lowell Preserve.

Here is my attempt at a map that roughly shows the multi-town interconnected trail system.

This 45-acre forest forms a mid-section between Knight’s Pond Preserve (and Blueberry Hill) and Rines Forest. You can walk this long trail system, following footpath and snowmobile trails. When I visited Farwell Forest, the trails were not blazed, but this is a popular spot for dog walkers, and the trails were easy to follow. I may have missed some.

There really isn’t much of a parking area on Blanchard Road (the trailhead starts to the south of the house at 145 Blanchard Road). If you head out east, you start out by following the edge of the field, turning the corner to walk along the back perimeter of the field. You’ll see a granite bench with the carved words of Farwell Forest at a corner of this meadow. Here you’ll see a couple of trails heading into the woods (along with rusting carcasses of at least one car and old farm machinery). If you stay on the main snowmobile path, you’ll end up in .4 miles at Greeley Road Extension and the trails up Blueberry and Bruce hills.

If you go the over way across Blanchard Road, you’ll again walk across a field, and in roughly 0.7 miles this direction, will connect to the Rines Forest trails.

Directions: The trailhead starts close to 145 Blanchard Road. You’ll see a snowmobile track crossing the road here, and a gate. If you have a car, the best place to park is at Greeley Road Extension, at the end of the road.