QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 75 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~2 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: forest
The main loop of this town trail, which begins and ends close to the town office, is about 1.4-miles, swinging through a forest of mature pines. It is wide and easy, accessible for wheelchairs, though the town recommends all-terrain tires. There’s one small dip at the far end of the loop. The forest trail seems well used by local people and their dogs.
Additionally, you can branch off the main trail and head over to Drowne Road and the ballfields via three side paths. These connector trails are also wide, flat, and easy. The leg along Drowne Road follows the sidewalk.
On the other side of the preserve, you can leave the main loop via short non-accessible trails, heading over to Stiles Way. From here, you can walk the dirt road to a 0.5-mile mown trail encircling the town brush facility. Along the way, you’ll notice an odd concrete platform with steps, like a train platform!, which overlooks a vernal pool and, beyond it, the railroad tracks.
Directions: The trailhead is behind the Cumberland Town Hall (290 Tuttle Road) and the old Drowne Road School on Tuttle Road, 0.9 miles from Route 9, and 2.4 miles from Middle Road.
