Bedford Town Trail Walk Saturday March 4, 2023, 10:00 a.m. Concord Rd. town land Led by Bruce Wisentaner, Bedford Trails volunteer Please…
Read MoreWilliam Deen, acting president of the Friends of Bedford Depot Park, unveiled Minuteman Railroad, a book rich with historical detail and images.…
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Bedford Town Trail Walk Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 9:45 am Old Res Conservation Area Description: Please join the Bedford Trails Committee…
Read MoreWhat: Please join the Bedford Trails Committee for a free trail walk in the woods. We plan to explore the town land…
Read MoreWe’re excited to continue Bedford Trail Walks with a Leader! Meet at Bedford Public Library at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday January 8th.…
Read MorePlease join the Bedford Trails Committee for a Walk to Wilderness Conservation Area (CA), led by Dan Hurwitz. The Wilderness Park CA is a large…
Read MoreSCAVENGER HIKE with Your Tyke to Wilson Mill , by Sharon McDonald, Bedford Town Historian, and Clem Larson, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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Have you ever heard of the Wilson Mill? The corn it ground was vital to the town three hundred years ago… Alas,…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take Your Own Trail Walk: Carlisle’s Greenough Land around Greenough Pond, by Clem Larson, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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The Greenough Land trails provide the walker with beautiful forest, water and field vistas– “The Greenough Land – at 242 acres –…
Read MoreSCAVENGER HIKE with Your Tyke to Harvard Pond, by Clem Larson, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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We’re introducing a new activity in our “Take Your Own Trail Walk” series–a Scavenger Hunt combined with a 1-mile hike. This “Scavenger…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take Your Own Trail Walk: Washington St. Bridge to the Elm Brook Conservation Area, by Ralph Hammond & Clem Larson, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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Completed in December 2018, the Washington Street Pedestrian Bridge is a key link from the surrounding neighborhoods to the Town center, especially…
Read MoreBedford Hiking Trails Are Now on Google Maps
by Gene Kalb
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If a trail is not on Google maps, does it still exist? After a year-long effort by the Bedford Trails Committee and…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take-Your-Own Trail Walk: Historic Old Reservoir and Valente Land from Page Road, by Mark Levine, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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Known as “The Old Rez,” the Old Reservoir land is one of the Town’s most interesting and popular municipal open space areas.…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take-Your-Own Trail Walk: Davis Road Boardwalk through Nine Carlisle Road Conservation Areas, by Clem Larson, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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This walk starts near the Davis Road Boardwalk, and then traverses nine contiguous Conservation Areas (CAs)—White Cedar Swamp, Pine Grove Farm, Bedford Meadows,…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take Your Own Trail Walk: Governor Thomas Dudley Park and Great Meadows Trails in Billerica, by Jerry Harris
by Bob Dorer
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This walk meanders along and has excellent views of the Concord River. “Great Meadows’ History. Many relics of early people found in…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take-Your-Own Trail Walk: Historic Old Reservoir and Valente Land from the Shawsheen Cemetery, by Mark Levine, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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Known as “The Old Rez,” the Old Reservoir land is one of the Town’s most interesting and popular municipal open space areas.…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take-Your-Own Trail Walk: Burlington Mill Pond, by Mark Levine, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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“The Mill Pond Conservation Area is [Burlington’s] . . . largest and most visited property. The 140 acre property surrounds the Mill…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take Your Own Trail Walk: “Town Loop” by Clem Larson, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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Highlights of this Town of Bedford Loop walk are the Fitch Tavern, the Old Burying Ground, Town Campus Woods, the Jenks Nature…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take Your Own Trail Walk: Elm Brook Conservation Area from Railroad Ave, by Ralph Hammond, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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This walk starts at the Minuteman Bikeway Extension (MBE) parking area on Railroad Ave, and goes west on the MBE to the…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take-Your-Own Trail Walk: Local Quiet Sidewalks and Rail Trail past Fawn Lake, by Clem Larson, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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This walk goes on quiet local sidewalks, and only passes by Fawn Lake on the Narrow Gauge Rail Trail. The Fawn Lake…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take Your Own Trail Walk: Hartwell Town Forest in Winter by Dan Hurwitz
by Bob Dorer
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Hartwell Town Forest is wooded town land crisscrossed by trails. The front half of the Forest is dry and easily navigated. We…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take Your Own Trail Walk: Russell Mill Pond and Town Forest, Chelmsford, by Mark Levine, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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“The Town of Chelmsford acquired the Russell Mill Pond & Forest in 1971. The Forest contains 132 acres (7 acres of which…
Read MoreThis Week’s T-Y-O Trail Walk: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, by Paul Marcus, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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This walk goes along the Minuteman Bikeway Extension to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, which includes Author’s Ridge, resting place for many…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take Your Own Trail Walk: Springs Brook Conservation Area (CA) Trail Walk, by Michael Barbehenn, Bedford Trails Committee
by Bob Dorer
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The Springs Brook Conservation Area provides opportunities for exploring trails leading to Springs Brook Park – the Town’s outdoor swimming area. The…
Read MoreThis 7.5 mile walk (or moderate bike ride) includes some of Bedford’s and Lexington’s top attractions: Bedford Depot Park, Minuteman Bikeway and the Lexington Battle…
Read MoreThis Week’s Take Your Own Trail Walk: Old Res to Wright Farm, by the Bedford Trails Committee and Citizens for Lexington Conservation
by Bob Dorer
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This trail walk (see attached) starts at Old Res, and leads to Lexington’s Wright Farm. Known as “The Old Rez,” the Old Reservoir land…
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