
Autumn in Mendon
Stone walls through golden canopy.
Peak foliage arrives in mid-October. The Stonewall Trail and Uplands Loop are stunning under full autumn color. Hunting season begins — wear blaze orange in the WMA.
- ~800
- acres of protected land
- 6
- preserves with public access
- 20+
- trails named and mapped
- 1667
- est. Mendon's founding year
Happening now
What's out there this season.

Homestead Trail
A 0.6 mile blue-blazed path connecting central points in Cormier Woods.
Peak foliage
Mendon's mixed hardwood forests peak in mid-to-late October. The Uplands Loop and Stonewall Trail have the best canopy views.
Hunting season active
Massachusetts hunting seasons run September through February. Wear blaze orange on all WMA trails. No hunting on Sundays (MA General Laws ch. 131 § 57).
Fall migration
Hawks and raptors pass through the Blackstone Valley corridor. Wigwam Hill summit is a good observation point on clear days.
Mushroom season
Hen-of-the-woods and chicken-of-the-woods appear on oak trunks in the Town Forest and Cormier Woods after autumn rains.
Trail directory
Find your kind of trail.
Filter by what you want to do — hike, bike, ride, ski, fish, or hunt — and sort by proximity to where you're standing. Click any card for the full history and parking details.
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Community
Recent hikes.
See where the community is exploring this week. Use the interactive map to record your own treks and share them here.
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Protected land
Six preserves. One town.
Mendon Town Forest
460 acres · Mendon Conservation Commission
Meadow Brook Woods Conservation Area and Inman Pond
220 acres · Mendon Conservation Commission (with regional partners)
Cormier Woods
186 acres · The Trustees of Reservations
Veteran's Park Walking Path
12 acres · Town of Mendon
Inman Hill Wildlife Conservation Area and Quissett Wildlife Management Area
312 acres · Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (with Inman Hill conservation land)
Meadow Brook Uplands
95 acres · Mendon Conservation Commission (with regional partners)
Local history layer
The places that make Mendon, Mendon.
Mendon was incorporated in 1667 — one of the first seven towns in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The trails you walk today cross fire-tower foundations, colonial homestead ruins, Nipmuc travel routes, and 19th-century farming landscapes. The interactive map surfaces all of it as an overlay you can toggle on any hike.























