Six preserves. All open.

Albee Trail

A 1.4 mile red-blazed main trail in Cormier Woods.

1.4 mi 120 ft

Trail maps

Cormier Woods Trail Map

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Anchor Rock Trail

Gentle stone-wall meander to the Anchor Rock — a glacial erratic locally tied to colonial-era Taft family lore — through the hemlock and hardwood of the Trustees' 186-acre Cormier Woods reservation. This segment leads to the signature boulder; the full reservation offers five miles of connected loop trails through pasture, woodland, and a boulder field.

0.4 mi 140 ft

Trail maps

Cormier Woods trail map (PDF, Trustees)

Cormier-Meadow Brook Link Trail

A 0.7 mile trail crossing the boundary between The Trustees' Cormier Woods and the Town of Mendon's Meadow Brook Woods.

0.7 mi 40 ft

Trail maps

Cormier Woods Trail Map

Dolbear Trail

A 0.4 mile yellow-blazed loop path in Cormier Woods.

0.4 mi 30 ft

Trail maps

Cormier Woods Trail Map

Homestead Trail

A 0.6 mile blue-blazed path connecting central points in Cormier Woods.

0.6 mi 50 ft

Trail maps

Cormier Woods Trail Map

Inman Hill Wildlife Conservation Area and Quissett Wildlife Management Area

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Beaver Pond Loop

Wetland-edge loop circling an active beaver impoundment—often the start of a longer Inman Hill / Quissett outing. Trail 179 and the site map show miles of additional routes through the same complex; pairing this loop with the Quissett East Trail, ridge link, and other posted paths easily fills a couple of hours. Prime spring waterfowl and amphibian viewing; hunters use this area heavily in fall.

0.7 mi 95 ft

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Trail maps

Inman Hill & Quissett WMA trail map (PDF)

Bobcat Run

Remote woodland path in the Quissett WMA connecting to the Inman Hill Loop.

0.5 mi 60 ft

Trail maps

Inman Hill WCA & Quissett WMA

East Trail

Trail on the eastern edge of Inman Hill WCA intersecting with the Stonewall Trail.

0.5 mi 50 ft

Trail maps

Inman Hill WCA & Quissett WMA

Inman Hill Loop

Loop trail circling the prominent Inman Hill drumlin.

0.8 mi 100 ft

Trail maps

Inman Hill WCA & Quissett WMA

Inman Hill Ridge Link

Short connector between the eastern ridge path network and the Inman Hill Road parking sector—ideal when you are stitching together a longer day from the many miles of mapped routes on Trail 179. Use it as a return leg after Quissett East Trail or to reach the Beaver Pond Loop kiosk area without backtracking the whole ridge.

0.3 mi 75 ft

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Trail maps

Inman Hill & Quissett WMA trail map (PDF)

Old Quissett Trail

Long contiguous trail sweeping along the western and southern perimeter of Quissett WMA.

1.0 mi 100 ft

Trail maps

Inman Hill WCA & Quissett WMA

Quissett East Trail

North–south backbone on the east side of Inman Hill and Quissett—forested corridor, seasonal vernal pools, and views toward the wetland complex. The mapped centerline here is roughly seven tenths of a mile; Trail 179 shows miles of additional routes, and linking this segment with Beaver Pond Loop, the ridge link, and other posted paths is the natural way to plan a longer outing.

0.7 mi 120 ft

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Trail maps

Inman Hill & Quissett WMA trail map (PDF)

Round Meadow Trail

Path exploring the northern woodland near wetlands in the Quissett WMA.

0.1 mi 40 ft

Trail maps

Inman Hill WCA & Quissett WMA

Stonewall Trail

Trail lined by historic stone walls in the Inman Hill WCA.

0.1 mi 50 ft

Trail maps

Inman Hill WCA & Quissett WMA

Mendon Town Forest

Blue Trail

Blue-blazed secondary path in the Mendon Town Forest.

4.7 mi 40 ft

Trail maps

Town Forest Trail Map (PDF)

Orange Trail

Orange-blazed trail in the Town Forest.

1.8 mi 40 ft

Trail maps

Town Forest Trail Map (PDF)

Taft Trail

A trail tracing the historical Taft family homestead area.

0.8 mi 50 ft

Trail maps

Town Forest Trail Map (PDF)

White Trail

The primary White-blazed loop trail in the Mendon Town Forest, connecting major access points and points of interest including Wigwam Hill.

1.5 mi 100 ft

Trail maps

Town Forest Trail Map (PDF)

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Wigwam Hill Loop

Climbs to the foundation of the 1930s Wigwam Hill fire tower with long views toward the Blackstone Valley. Returns past the Taft cellar hole and a documented section of the Nipmuc Path.

2.8 mi 354 ft

Trail maps

Yellow Trail

Yellow-blazed trail intersecting with the White Trail and providing access toward the southern sections of the forest.

2.0 mi 80 ft

Trail maps

Town Forest Trail Map (PDF)

Meadow Brook Uplands

Connector Trail

Short path joining the Great Blue Heron Loop.

0.2 mi 10 ft

Trail maps

Trail 179 Meadow Brook Uplands

Great Blue Heron Loop Trail

Primary loop in the Meadow Brook Uplands passing Nipmuck Pond and protected vernal pools.

0.8 mi 60 ft

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Trail maps

Trail 179 Meadow Brook Uplands

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Meadow Brook Uplands Loop

A quiet upland loop through 95 acres of mixed hardwood forest held by the Mendon Conservation Commission — rolling terrain, stone walls, and a canopy that blocks enough wind to make it a reliable early-spring and late-fall destination.

1.3 mi 95 ft

Trail maps

Meadow Brook Uplands trail map (PDF)

Old Cart Trail

Historic access route running along the northern boundary of the preserve.

0.4 mi 20 ft

Trail maps

Trail 179 Meadow Brook Uplands

Meadow Brook Woods Conservation Area and Inman Pond

Inman Pond Loop

A 0.7 mile loop trail surrounding the eastern and southern edges of Inman Pond.

0.7 mi 20 ft

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Trail maps

Cormier Woods Trail Map

Meadow Brook & Inman Pond Loop

A rewarding circuit connecting the Meadow Brook Woods Conservation Area to the quiet shore of Inman Pond, passing a 1940s hunting cabin (preserved by the Mendon Boy Scouts; not open to the public) and prime waterfowl habitat. The town officially maps two loops here — a shorter Beginner Loop and a One Mile Loop — which this route combines.

1.2 mi 185 ft

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Trail maps

Veteran's Park Walking Path