QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 187 acres
- Trail Mileage: 2.4 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: fields, woods, wetlands
If you are craving open space, visit the 187-acre Pleasant Hill Preserve and its wonderful expanse of former farmland, including wetlands that contain the headwaters of the Spurwink River. The preserve borders 300 acres of Rachel Carson refuge land, too.
A quarter-mile-long trail to an old barn is built for accessibility. A 1.5-mile loop (Monty’s Trail) takes you through fields and into forest groves and woodland. At the northern edge of the preserve, you can tack on a 0.5-mile loop (Northern Wildlife Loop) through shady, cool forest. I saw a big flock of bluebirds and a hawk when I visited. The old, rusting barn is fetching too, with its streaky red, grey, and blue metal siding. Barn swallows like it as well.
Directions: The parking area and trailhead is close to the intersection of Fogg Road and Pleasant Hill Road. If you’re coming from Fogg Road, take a left onto Pleasant Hill, and the trailhead will be shortly on your right
