Hapgood Wright Town Forest, Massachusetts, United States

4.5 (9 reviews) Spent Ranking #21 in Concord Forests

Concord Town Forest since 1687 !

Hapgood Wright, a town resident in the Colonial Era, left this land to the town of Concord ( which was settled in 1636 !) for use as a town forest in perpetuity. There are hiking trails in the woods, great scenery,many varieties of plant life and trees…lots of birds and we saw a giant snapping turtle. Its only a few thousand feet from Walden Woods where famous Walden Pond is located…..a "pond" which is 3200 feet long, and 107 feet deep, and which has Jelly Fish ! I know, I thought they were only in the ocean too !

Address

Walden St , Concord, Massachusetts, United States.

Website

http://concordma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29013/Town-Forest-Brochure?bidId=

Current local date and time now

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 8:25

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4.5 based on (9 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 4TerryUK_53 5:00 PM May 15, 2014
    The real Thoreau experience?
    I took a hike through here having visited Walden Pond and felt that this area was more in the spirit of HD's philosophy. The trail was marked with stone tablets etched with quotes from HD, and there was a little history of the area known as Bristers Hill, which was farmed by an ex slave. The walk was very pleasant and felt more isolated than around Walden. I stumbled out onto the Cambridge Turnpike and up Hawthorne Lane, which took me to Lexington Rd and the Minuteman Park area, dripping in Revolutionary history.
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  • 4CamelCase 5:00 PM Jan 16, 2012
    Fairyland!
    This is _just_ Concord's Town Forest, a lovely bit of land not far from the town center and just across rt 2 from Walden Pond - but this is the "Fairyland" of the Alcotts and their contemporaries. With hiking trails, hills and a small pond, it is a favorite place for a short hike, and especially favored by those with dogs. The hike from the parking lot and around the pond is easy enough for even young children. The pond can get a bit stagnant in hot summer weather; fall is nicest, and spring, with a million frogs singing in the mud, is pretty special, too.

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