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This is a short trail that follows Rice Brook.


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Map Key

0.6

Miles

1.0

KM

Unknown

1,007' 307 m

High

906' 276 m

Low

110' 34 m

Up

30' 9 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (3°)

12%

Max Grade (7°)

Dogs Unknown

Features River/Creek · Wildlife

This trail is poorly maintained; use at your own risk.

Need to Know

Without any blazes on the trees, this trail is nearly impossible to navigate during the winter.

Description

This trail branches off Far Meadow Trail, just past the snowmobile bridge. It turns left and closely follows Rice Brook, before climbing some small switchbacks. There's another trail (to the right), stay left along the main brook. The trail traverses over Broken Bike Bridge before descending back down to the brook.

Follow the brook, closely, here. Eventually, the trail reaches a turning point that is very difficult to see. If you find yourself following yellow flagging, you've gone too far. It appears that the flagging was put in place by someone that was lost, themselves. The trail arcs around (to the right), and follows a nearly indistinguishable trail, marked by one piece of pink flagging. It crosses over a woods road, and follows a narrow tread before reaching Northwest Trail.

Flora & Fauna

Flora: Alum Root, Eastern Hemlock, Eastern White Pine, Partridgeberry, Mountain Laurel, Beech, Raspberry, Wild Grape, Gray Birch, Yellow Birch, Trailing Arbutus, Wintergreen, Striped Maple, Sugar Maple, Common Mullein, Juniper.
Fungi: Turkey Mushroom, Tinder Polypore, Birch Polypore, Crowded Parchment Fungus, Redbelt Mushroom.
Ferns and Spore Plants: Christmas Fern, Liverwort.
Fauna: Bobcat (tracks), Turkey, Chickadee, Chipmunk, Blue Jay, Deer.

Contacts

Shared By:

David Smith

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#814

in Massachusetts

#36,937

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