Hinckleys Pond – Herring River Headwaters Preserve
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What is Hinckleys Pond – Herring River Headwaters Preserve like?
Newest HCT preserve, where a recently completed eco-restoration rewilded about 30 acres of retired cranberry bogs into thriving wetland at the headwaters of the Herring River. A roughly mile-long All Persons Trail loops the former bogs with an overlook at Hinckleys Pond and a direct connection to the Cape Cod Rail Trail. Prime river-herring spawning habitat and birding.
Plan your walk
Hinckleys Pond – Herring River Headwaters Preserve
Off Route 124 / Headwaters Drive, Harwich, MA
When should you go?
Best time to go
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What’s the trail like?
- Length
- 1 mi
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Mixed
- Dogs
- Allowed (leashed)
- Kids
- Not noted
- Accessible
- Wheelchair
- Views
- Water
- Good for
- Walking, Hiking, Birding
What should you know before you go?
Parking
Access off Route 124 and Headwaters Drive; a walking path connects the preserve directly to the Cape Cod Rail Trail.
Dogs
Allowed (leashed)
Managed by
Harwich Conservation Trust
What you'll see
Pond, Water views, Wheelchair accessible, Bird sanctuary, Forest, Dog-friendly
Where is the trailhead?
Off Route 124 / Headwaters Drive, Harwich, MA.