Old Briar Patch Conservation Area
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What is Old Briar Patch Conservation Area like?
Wooded-and-wetland conservation area behind the Green Briar Nature Center, the boyhood haunt of author Thornton W. Burgess and the setting for his Smiling Pool and Old Briar Patch stories; loop trails total about 2.2 miles.
Plan your walk
Old Briar Patch Conservation Area
Directions to the trailhead (opens in a new tab)
6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich, MA 02537
When should you go?
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What’s the trail like?
- Length
- 2.2 mi
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Natural trail
- Dogs
- Allowed (leashed)
- Kids
- Kid-friendly
- Accessible
- Not noted
- Views
- Not noted
- Good for
- Hiking, Walking, Birding
What should you know before you go?
Parking
Parking at Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road
Dogs
Allowed (leashed)
Managed by
Town of Sandwich Conservation
What you'll see
Forest, Pond, Kid-friendly, Bird sanctuary, Dog-friendly
Where is the trailhead?
6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich, MA 02537.