Small's Swamp Trail
A three-quarter-mile loop tracks through woods and over boardwalks.
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Small's Swamp Trail Details
A covered shelter marks the trailhead of the Small's Swamp Trail, a three-quarter-mile loop through woods and over boardwalks. The forest occasionally reveals signs of former habitation: both Native Americans and European settlers once lived here, but the forest has mostly reclaimed land that was farmed to exhaustion.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
0.75 miles
Estimated time
30 minutes
Region
N/A
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