• Activities Prohibited
• Mountain biking
• Available Information
• Brochure
• Online
• Paper map
• Facilities
• None
• Fees
• No fee
• Land Owner
• The Trustees of Reservations
• Parking
• 8 cars
• Pets
• Pets OK
• Recreation Activities
• Hiking
• Hunting
• x-country Skiing
• Season
• All Seasons
• Signage
• Trailhead sign
• Trails marked

Elliott Laurel Reservation

Queen Lake Rd., Rte. 101, Phillipston, MA

Extensive mountain laurel thicket with magnificent white blooms in late spring. Short loop trail wanders below cathedral of hemlocks.

Description:

The 33-acre Elliott Laurel preserve offers a quiet, one-mile loop trail that begins in an open field, climbs a rocky hill with a wonderful view, and then passes through woodland and down to a maple swamp. The return journey cuts through a forest of huge white pine, graced with the mountain laurel for which the preserve is named. In mid-June the area glows with the laurel’s pink buds and white flowers.

Directions:

From Rte. 2, take Exit 21 (Rte. 2A west) for 1.1 miles. Turn left onto Rte. 101 south for 3.9 miles to entrance on right. From the Rtes. 32/101 intersection in Petersham, take Rte. 101 north 3.6 miles to entrance on left.

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Contact:

The Trustees of Reservations
Central Regional Office
325 Lindell Ave.
Leominster, MA 01453

Fax: (978) 248-9455
Email: central@ttor.org
Web: www.thetrustees.org

 

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