QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 55 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~1.2-mile loop
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: meadow, woods, wheelchair accessible path
This 55-acre preserve, protected by the Royal River Conservation Trust, starts off in a wide open meadow before heading into the woods for a short and pleasant walk. It also links to the long West Side Trail. The preserve has a short side trail that is wheelchair accessible, close to the parking lot, that loops through mature forest.
Directions: Take Route 88 (Lafayette St.) to Princes Point Road. At the four-way stop, turn left onto Gilman Rd., going towards Cousins Island. The fields of Fels-Groves Farm open up within a quarter mile on both sides of Gilman Road. The southern parcel, which has trails and parking, is on the right.