Hobbs Farm Trail

The trail at Three Rivers Land Trust’s Hobbs Farm starts off in a meadow, before turning left, entering another meadow and following the edge of tree line. At the end of this meadow, you’ll see a blazed trail (in blue). Follow this path until it connects to a ~1.4-mile forested loop. The distance from the parking area to this junction is about 0.5 miles.

When the path turned toward the wetland, I lost the blazes but followed orange tags that led to a view of the marsh. I couldn’t see where they went from this point, so turned around and followed an old woods road back up to the fields.

The land trust offers these instructions: “To find the rough loop trail, follow the farm path into the second large field, then angle to your right to find the trail at the back corner of the field. This preserve is best for adventurous wanderers, as it is not well marked at this time.”

Directions: The trailhead is on the north side of Foxes Ridge Road—the right side if you’re coming from the south. The address is 651 Foxes Ridge Road. If you drive by the driveway for Great East Alpacas and Llamas, at 699 Foxes Ridge Road, you’ve gone a smidge too far. A small Three Rivers Land Trust sign at a break in the stone wall directs you to parking in the field. You can also park along the road’s wide shoulder.