QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 147 acres
- Trail Mileage: 2 miles in farm trail network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy, wheelchair friendly
- Sights: views, pollinator garden, meadow, creek, Androscoggin River
Valentine Farm trails and extension trail in blue, Bethel Pathway is orange
The Mahoosuc Land Trust has done an amazing job turning this property into an inspiring place to visit — for everyone. The two loops on the west and east side of the property are universally accessible. Combined, they create a 1.2-mile loop along fields and through woods, with views of meadows and a charming creek. You can also walk a 1-mile mowed loop around a meadow with views of the Androscoggin River.
Additionally, the land trust has connected the Valentine Farm trail system with the Bethel Pathway. A roughly 0.7-mile gravel trail follows North Road a short ways before turning in to edge the airport runway and eventually meeting the paved portion of the trail.
The preserve at Valentine’s Farm has a fabulous pollinator garden. When I visited in mid September, it was lit up with yellow, red, purple, pink and orange blossoms. You can grab a species guide at the gate and walk the narrow pathways among the plants.
Directions: From Bethel, take the North Road approximately 0.8 miles. Valentine Farm Conservation Center is at 162 North Road.
