Featuring beautiful undisturbed woodlands, this preserve is part of the Greenbelt Blue Trail with a Painter Hill Red Loop of 0.88 mile. Rebecca Miller, daughter of playwright Arthur Miller, donated nearly 100 acres along the Woodbury-Roxbury border in 2015. The gift followed her successful challenge to the Roxbury Land Trust to raise the funds necessary […]
From the trailhead off Flag Swamp Road, follow the blazes through the gently rolling wooded hills and past stone walls and pristine wetlands for 0.5 miles until the trail joins the main trail along the high rim of the Tierney Preserve.
Located near the intersection of Squire Road and Apple Lane about 0.5 mile from Route 67 or 0.9 mile from South Street, the Tierney Preserve offers a 1.8-mile trail loop of moderate difficulty requiring some steep, rocky climbing along a high rim that forms the western boundary. Sturdy shoes are recommended. Hikers may opt for […]
The 14-acre Geraldine R. Stutz Preserve protects woodlands and watercourses and is adjacent to Roxbury Town Open Space off Minor Bridge Road. Currently there are no trails on the preserve, but the Land Trust is preparing the property for public access. The property was donated by Ramarax Holdings LLLP and Defer LLLP in 2020.
Located near the intersection of Painter Hill Road and Cross Brook Road, this preserve is accessed by a 15-foot access easement off Painter Hill Road and protects a portion of Cross Brook. No trails currently exist.
Donated to the Roxbury Land Trust in 1997 by Walter and Carole Matthau, this preserve is an active hayfield and feature open scenic eastern views.
Donated to the Roxbury Land Trust by William and Rose Styron in 1997, the Styron Preserve features a beautiful open meadow, old-growth trees and a perimeter path.
Featuring the historic one-room Good Hill schoolhouse which is open to the public once a year, this preserve was donated by Richard and Anne Widmark in two phases, the first in 1997 and the second in 2004 to expand and link to other preserves. Visitors may enjoy DOLMEN 1997, a sculpture by Tom Doyle in […]
Located 0.3 mile on the right after turning off Route 317 with parking along the roadside, the van Deusen Preserve connects to the Baldwin Preserve. A short, planked trail leads down from Bacon Road to a small viewing deck overlooking a swamp, which is home to waterfowl, beaver and other wildlife. Jack’s Brook also intersects […]
The easy 0.25-mile trail heads north across an open field, then downhill toward a wooded area with a boardwalk. It then crosses a stone wall and to the hilltop and Natalie White Memorial sculpture which was created by Natalie’s father, sculptor Robert White. A lovely spot for a quiet picnic, the hilltop affords distant views […]