QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 288 acres
- Trail Mileage: 1.7 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: moderate
- Sights: mature forest, brook trout fisheries
At this 288-acre Wells Conservation Commission preserve, you start out walking down a short, well-made footpath that soon intersects with wide wood roads. There are two marked trails — Barbara’s Trail and Perkinstown Loop — both of them wide and fairly easy. The terrain is rolling with a few steeper parts.
The there-and-back Barbara’s trail is roughly 1.2 miles; it ends at a sign marking the end of the WCC’s hiking path (although the track continues on beyond the sign). Perkinstown Loop makes a 0.7-mile loop through woods, including a section follows the straight pipeline. Look for the blue markers with yellow arrows on this trail.
Directions: Turn onto Thompson Road from Perry Oliver Road. Park at the end of the cul-de-sac.
