Trail Maps
Hiking Trail Maps
Please Hike Responsibly (updated for 2024)
Cumberland Land Trust Trails and Maps
Catamint Brook Preserve
(new trail for 2024)
The 84 acre Catamint Brook Preserve was acquired by the Cumberland Land Trust in 2023 and is located in the Tower Hill Road Historic District. As you drive to the trailhead, be on the lookout for nearby homes dating from the 1700’s. The property was acquired with financial assistance from RIDEM, the Pawtucket Water Supply Board, the Town of Cumberland and of course our members.
The Preserve includes 2.7-miles of trails for pedestrian use only. The terrain is wooded, hilly, rocky, and is rated as a moderate hike. Your hike will include views of Catamint Brook, freshwater wetlands, natural landscapes and historic sites including stone walls, a farmer’s dam and an abandoned stone slab quarry all dating from the 1750’s. The site of an early 1800’s single room schoolhouse is also located in the Preserve.
Be aware that the Preserve borders the state managed Diamond Hill Management Area where hunting is allowed. Additionally, the yellow blazed Catamint Loop Trail
briefly
traverses onto the State Management Area so
bright orange
should be worn during hunting season.
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailhead: There is one trailhead off Tower Hill Rd. Drive up Tower Hill about 1.3 miles west of the Diamond Hill/Tower Hill intersection or drive 1.0 miles east from the West Wrentham/ Tower Hill Rd. intersection.
Parking: There is an 8 space lot off of Tower Hill Rd. in Cumberland, RI. There is no overnight parking in the lot.
On-street parking is prohibited.
Mercy Woods Preserve
In 2018, the religious order of Sisters of Mercy sold 229 acres of open space to the Town of Cumberland. 18 acres are to be developed into athletic fields and the remaining 211 acres will remain as undeveloped open space managed our organization.
The yellow blazed Mercy Loop is relatively easy to walk with gently rolling trails about four feet wide. A vista overlooking the forest and reservoir is at the southeast tip of the trail loop.
The blue blazed Ridge Trail (moderate) is a more challenging walk with several steep ridges. The Ridge Trail has vistas at the southeast and northeast sections. Some of the Ridge Trail and most of the red blazed connecting trails are wide farmers cart paths.
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailhead: There is access to the yellow trail head/parking lot 200 yards off route 121 and Sumner Brown road and there are just under 6 miles of trails. Trail head is across Sumner Brown Rd. from lot.
Parking:
10 space lot, no overnight parking
Atlantic White Cedar Swamp, Gold Star, James Bland and Burlingame Preserves
The combined preserve trail map consists of four properties acquired from 2003 to 2017 for a total of 153 acres.
There are 3.13 miles of trails in total.
Trail heads: can be accessed in Cumberland at either:
215 Nate Whipple Highway or 60 Pound Road.
Trails featured:
1. Cedar Swamp Trail (white) .69 miles
2. Burlingame Loop Trail (red) 1.52 miles
3. Yellow Trail .13 miles
4. Blue Trail .27 miles
5. Orange Trail .31 miles
6. Green Trail .21 miles
Geddes Bowen Preserve
While the preserve is small it allows for two short trails. The main trail dead ends into private property. The second trail loops to the pond and then to Stonebridge Drive where there
is parking for a few cars.
Otis Smith Farm & Rowbottom Preserve
These two properties were acquired in the 1990's.
There are two trails:
The Otis Smith Farm white trail is .98 miles.
The Rowbottom Preserve blue trail is 1.04 miles for a
total of 2.02 miles.
Trailhead for Otis Farm: 267 Scott Road.
Trailhead for Rowbottom Preserve: 324 Lippitt Ave.
Off the white trail there is also a red trail that is a connector
to the Scott Brook trail.
High Rock Preserve & Scott Brook
This updated map displays over three miles of hiking trails between Scott Road and Tucker Field for a total of 268 acres of Town and Cumberland Land Trust preserved land.
Trails featured:
1. Bluebird Trail (blue trail, 0.60 miles)
2. Tucker Field Trail (red trail, 0.75 miles)
3. Scott Brook trail (white trail, 0.75 miles)
Blackall Family/Ballou Farm Preserve
This preserve consists of 184 acres of town-owned property. The Cumberland Land Trust has a 2016 Town Resolution authorizing us to utilize our volunteer staff to manage this trail.
Trailhead:
8 Old West Wrentham Rd. and has over three miles of trails.