EVENTS 

Community Hikes

March 22 (Sunday) - **

HIKE IS CANCELLED

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April 25 (Saturday) @ 10 am: Carter Hill Connector to Swope Park. More info coming soon.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Trail Master Plan Survey

The City is developing a Master Plan to guide the future development of trails. Please fill out the survey to contribute your thoughts and feedback by March 31st.  Click here for survey. 

Muddy-Trail Etiquette

As the snow melts, you may find that the trails can get muddy. Improper use of trails can negatively impact the trails and ecology surrounding the trails. Please follow muddy-trail etiquette found by clicking here. The following trails tend to be dryer:

• Jim Hill Riverwalk & Lehtinen Park Trail (Map 2)
• Sewalls Falls Trails (Map 10)
• Morono Park Trail (Map 11)
• East Concord Heritage Trail (Locke Road - Map 20)
• Broken Ground (Map 30)

Trail Use during Winter Season 

Please note that the trails are open year round; however, only the following City-owned trail head parking lots are plowed:

• Oak Hill (Map 12, Shaker Rd lot)
• Batchelder Mill Road (Map 15)
• Winant Park (Map 21, Fisk Road lot) 
• Swope Park (Map 25)
• Broken Ground (Map 30)

**Please note, not all of the trails in this trail guide are owned and maintained by the City.  Several trails are owned and maintained by the State or other private entity. For example, the State maintains the lot access to White Farm cross-country ski trails, but does not maintain the Sewalls Falls Recreation Area lot. The Audubon Society and SPNHF lots are maintained.

For cross-country skiing, groomed trails can be found at White Farm (Map 17) and Beaver Meadow Golf Course. For more information and recommendations for other cross-country skiing locations in Concord, click here.

On fresh snow, please use snowshoes.  Bare-booting can cause "post-holing" which is a potential hazard for trail users. On heavily used trails, the snow gets packs down and the trails can get icy.  In those conditions, we recommend using microspikes or cleats, and walking poles.    

Trail Closure: West End Farm Trail (Maps 26 and 28) 

A portion of the West End Farm Trail has been closed by the private land owners, see updated Maps 26 and 28.

Trail Projects

The Trails Subcommittee is reviewing proposals for two new trail extensions. 

• Backwoods Loop (connects to Winant Park). Click here for the proposed route. A site walk and public hearing will be scheduled in the Spring, check back here for future updates.
• Knowlton Woods Loop (connects to Oak Hill trails). Click here for the proposed route. A site walk and public hearing will be scheduled in the Spring, check back here for future updates.
  
  

HIKING TRAILS 

The Trail Guide Book can be printed or is available for purchase for $7 from the Planning Division, City Hall third floor.