Farm Trails

Farmers are natural land conservationists, managing working landscapes to keep them open and productive. Sprawling fields and well managed forests are also wonderful places to explore, see wildlife, and get some exercise. We found three examples of private land open for public trail use in Farm to Fork Fitness Adventure host communities.

Champlain Islands, VT

Tracy Woods Community Trail crosses 45 acres of forests, farm fields, and marshy shoreline habitat managed by the Tracy family since 1841 and conserved by the Lake Champlain Land Trust.

Western Carolina, SC

Forty minutes north of Traveler’s Rest, SC, the Bearwallow Mountain Trail stretches across 476 acres of conserved farmland grazed by the Lyda family’s cattle.  

Berkshires, MA 

The Farm and Forest Trail at Hancock Shaker Village features interpretive signage about tree species, the Farm’s history, and indigenous inhabitants of the land.  

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