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Minot Forest

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What is Minot Forest like?

One of Wareham's most accessible and well-loved natural areas, Minot Forest offers a network of intersecting woodland trails through pine and oak uplands, with pockets of red maple swamp, vernal pools, and scattered glacial boulders. Trails are mostly flat though they may be muddy or uneven seasonally. The wider protected block (with New England Forestry Foundation and partners) totals roughly 484 acres and 8.5 miles of trails, connecting to adjacent Bryant Farm. Wildlife includes songbirds, deer, and amphibians. Open dawn to dusk.

Plan your walk

Minot Forest

Directions to the trailhead

40 Indian Neck Road, Wareham, MA 02571

Check conditions before you go. Trail details from Wareham Land Trust (opens in a new tab)

When should you go?

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What’s the trail like?

Length: Not noted
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 lot at main access point, 40 Indian Neck Road (just past Stillman Memorial Drive)

Dogs

Allowed (leashed)

Managed by

Wareham Land Trust & Town of Wareham (co-managed)

What you'll see

Forest, Pond, Kid-friendly, Dog-friendly

Where is the trailhead?

40 Indian Neck Road, Wareham, MA 02571.

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What is Minot Forest like?

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Besse Park sits on The Narrows in Wareham Center, where the freshwater Agawam and Wankinco rivers meet to form the Wareham River. The town-owned park has a grassy lawn with picnic tables, a wooden sport fishing pier and a floating dock, and the Buzzards Bay Coalition notes that anglers line up here each spring for schoolie stripers heading up the river. It's an easy spot for a waterside stroll or to sit and watch the evening light on the river. The Coalition lists it as open dawn to dusk, with a small paved lot, ADA access and leashed dogs welcome.

CCC Visited · Verified 2026-10-06

See details

Moderate · 15 mi

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Natural trail · Massachusetts DCR

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Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25

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Mixed · Town of Wareham Conservation Commission

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See details

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See details

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Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

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Douglas S. Westgate / Fearing Hill Conservation Area

Natural trail · Wareham Land Trust

Adjacent conservation areas protecting 114 acres of uplands, bogs, and wetlands bordering the Weweantic River. A trail system wanders along the river through forest and wetland habitat, offering quiet birding and scenic river views. Open dawn to dusk.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

See details