QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: Not sure
- Trail Mileage: 1-mile loop
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: Hoyt Brook, wetland
This trail is a fabulous resource for the town, and well used by locals (and their dogs). The trail is wide and level, curving through the woods for one mile. In addition, you can head off the main path for a quarter-mile foray along the Hoyt Brook on the Brook Trail, which I recommend if you can manage slightly rougher terrain.
Nature signs have been posted periodically along the loop. The trail is packed dirt and stone, and accessible to most walkers, but wheelchairs might have a harder time. There is also a short, steep pitch right at the start as you join the trail from the parking area. You can avoid this if you come in via Apple Farm Crossing or the baseball field.
You can also extend your walk by wandering around the short mowed trails on the school campus, around the ball field (marked in light blue on my map). They are grassy and I noticed a fair amount of the poison ivy.
The path is named for Roger Leon Guerette (1933-2010), an active citizen of Winthrop who spearheaded the creation of the Community Trail.
Directions: The trailhead is at the back of Winthrop High School. There are some dedicated parking spaces for trail users near the kiosk.
