Hike Worcester Challenge

Participants must complete 10 of the following hikes to complete the challenge. Individual trail maps and additional information are available on the property pages.


Moreland Woods
Parking: Park at the end of Orrison St.

Trinity Woods to Worcester Hospital Farm
​(includes a section of the East Side Trail)
Parking: Park at corner of Trinity Ave. and Bryn Mawr Ave. Trail entrance is between 75 & 77 Trinity Ave.

Middle River Boardwalk
Parking: 3 Paul Clancy Way, Worcester, MA 01607
(for GPS use 115 McKeon Rd.)

Blueberry Hill
Parking: Parking lot at trailhead, near 355 Goodale St., West Boylston.

Bovenzi Conservation Area
Parking: Frontage on Sunrise Ave.; End of Maravista Rd.; Ridgewood Rd. Frontage; Access from Bovenzi Lindberg

Broad Meadow Brook Savannah
Parking: ​Park at the Dunkirk Ave. trailhead.

Crow Hill
Parking: Plenty of parking in North High School lot (not during school hours). Limited frontage parking on west side of Harrington Way.

KinneyWoods
Parking: Drive to the end of Dawson Rd. off of Olean St. and park on the right. ​The trail will be directly behind the gate in front of you.

Nick’s Woods
Parking: Park at Stetson Rd. off Brattle St.

Southwick – Muir Meadow & Southwick Loop
Parking: Park at the end of Walbridge St.

Sibley Farm
Parking: Park in Greenville St. Lot

Spring Ledge Farm – Field Loop
Parking: Enter where there is a break in the stone wall at the end of Chapin Rd. and park.

Coes Reservoir & Hadwen Arboretum
Parking: Park by Stearn’s Tavern on Mill St.

Difley Family Forest
Parking: Go past Paxton Center School at 19 West St. on driveway, park where road turns.

Kettle Brook
Parking: A little tricky! Turn onto McCarthy Ave. off of Rte 9 on the Leicester-Worcester Line and cross the bridge. Turn left onto Brook St., then, on the left, park in front of the forest gate.

Parson’s Cider Mill – Marois 28
Parking: Park on Merchant St. off of Apricot St. alongside the park. Walk downhill (East) down Apricot St. to the trailhead.

Asnebumskit Ridge
Parking: Park on Asnebumskit Rd. at the trail sign near the summit and walk north to South St., Holden parking area, OR hike the reverse uphill.

East Side Trail
Parking: Shrewsbury St.

Holbrook Forest to Donker Farm
Parking: West side of Salisbury St. at Worcester/Holden Line or at Donker Farm trailhead

Spring Ledge Farm: Salisbury Street to Fisher Road
Parking: At the break in the stonewall Near 125 Chapin Road, Holden, MA (Please do not park in or block the driveway for 125 Chapin Rd.)

Asnebumskit Hill – Briarcliff
Parking: Park on the cul-de-sac at the end of Briarcliff Ln. in Paxton, proceed through the gate and follow the flagging tape.

Cascades West & Cascades Falls
Parking: Parking for Cascades West loop at the end of Howard St. in Paxton. Parking for Cascades Falls at Cascading Waters 135 Olean St., Worcester.

God’s Acre – Logan Field & God’s Acre – Deed Rock
Parking: Access over easement off of the end of Asnebumskit Rd.; Access up easement strip between houses north of Nursery on Pleasant St.; Foot Access at grade cut on Pleasant St. Frontage