QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: Not sure
- Trail Mileage: ~5.6 miles
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: pond overlook
Maquoit Road trails in red, Crystal Spring Farm trails in blue.
This trails system of more than five miles is on private land, but the landowners have posted a sign near Maquoit Road allowing pedestrian use on trails during daylight. Small boulders have been set at some of the major trailheads.
For land that is not actively managed by a trust, and with not a blaze or map anywhere on the property, it has a surprisingly well-kept and wonderful system of trails. That being said, it looks like mountain bikers continue to carve out additional trails, so the maps on AllTrails and Strava weren’t quite up to date in the spring of 2024.
The trails are almost uniformly smooth, even, flat, and vary between wide and narrow (aka single track). The highlight is a needle-strewn overlook of a marshy pond, marked with a red icon on my map. We saw a kingfisher and great blue heron on our visit.
You can walk from this trail system to Crystal Spring Farm by crossing the cemetery and the high school entrance road.
Directions: There are two obvious places to park: the wide shoulder in front of Maquoit Cemetery on Maquoit Road (lots of room here), or at the end of Seguin Drive, where there’s room for three or so cars.
