QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 40 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~3 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: stream, cute pond, wetland, stone walls
The trails in this area are well connected, with just a few road crossings. In the map above, Greely Woods trails are light yellow.
The lucky people who live adjacent to this 40-acre municipal forest and well-marked trail system have a wild and beautiful backyard. Several of the trail legs lead from one small housing development to the next. The red trail off Lockwood Lane is the most convenient place for walkers to access the trail system from town, and there is also some space for parking along the lane.
The trails are well made and well marked, with an updated map at the trailhead kiosk off Greely Road Extension. The main trails have been treated with gravel, and are pleasant to walk — flat and level. The trail that extends the length of the forest from Greely Road Extension to Blanchard Road is 1.1 miles.
I recommend, if you want to do a loop, to start on the blue trail from Greely Road Ext., following a narrow, curvy stream (which might be dry by summer’s end). At the first intersection, jump onto the green trail, which loops around a cute pond, almost perfectly round, with lily pads and frogs. You can return via the blue trail, for a 1.3-mile walk.
Directions: The best place to park is on Greely Road Extension, where there is a small pull-over area for about three cars. It was plowed when we visited in January. From the intersection with Route 9, go 0.5 miles on Greely Road Extension toward Knight’s Pond Preserve.
