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Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve, Littleton
Coordinates: 42.5473701, -71.4936397 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve
The Town of Littleton purchased 87 acres of land from the Hartwell family in 2003 for conservation purposes. The land abuts protected Water Department land consisting of 14.7 acres and 3.5 acres of land belonging to the Littleton Conservation Trust, for a total of about 102 acres.

There are numerous, well-developed main trails, as well as side trails.

A marked red loop trail starts on a ridge adjacent to the parking lot near a yellow gate. The Loop Trail makes a circle through the land and returns to the parking lot, which is a leisurely half-hour walk. There are numerous smaller side trails and old roads on the property that have been there for many years before town acquisition. An unfinished but passable trail starts at the right-hand side of the stone bridge across Beaver Brook and proceeds all the way to Russell Street through Town and Town Water Department land. A very steep unmarked trail goes up the side of Proctor Hill, but it is difficult walking. Property lines (where firmly identified) have been marked by aluminum discs with Conservation Commission logo. Other property lines (not yet laid out by survey) are unmarked.

The Hartwell land has a wide variety of natural and constructed features within a relatively small area. From Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve webpage
 * Beaver Brook - The largest and longest brook in town, Beaver Brook starts in Harvard and flows into Westford. It provides an important water supply aquifer for Littleton.
 * Old Stone Slab Bridge over Beaver Brook - This bridge is probably 150 years or more old. It is on an old carriage road that led to Ayer.
 * Agricultural Field - Formerly used for crops, currently mowed annually.
 * Pocket Meadows - Small grasslands enclosed by woodland.



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