QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 165 acres
- Trail Mileage: >7 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy to moderate
- Sights: Lake Pennesseewassee
Walking/snowshoeing trails marked in yellow. Wheelchair-accessible trail in red.
Roberts Farm is an amazing local resource — about seven miles of groomed trails for nordic skiing, and another pleasant loop trail, about 1.7 miles, that is dedicated to snowshoers and dog walkers and is popular year-round. All free, although you can leave a donation. There is free equipment to borrow when the warming hut is open.
One of the trails at this 165-acre Western Foothills Land Trust is wheelchair accessible, the Libby Trail, which starts at the Roberts Road trailhead and extends about 0.3 miles to a view of the lake.
A newer development is the connector trail from Roberts Farm to a trailhead on Water Street that’s close to downtown Norway. The 2-mile Janet’s Trail is for dog walkers and snowshoers; expect to go up and down as you walk above Route 118. For more of a rolling experience, walk the ski trail (when there’s no snow, of course). It’s steep starting off initially from the Water Street trailhead, but then levels out some.
Directions: From the intersection of Main Street and Route 117 in downtown Norway, take Route 117/118 west, out past the lake. After 2 miles, turn left onto Roberts Road and continue 0.2 miles to the Roberts Farm Preserve entrance, on your left. There is also a parking area and trailhead at 13 Water Street, where you can walk or ski onto the trail system along the Farm-to-Town Trail.
