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Southern New England Trunkline Trail, Franklin, MA

by Warren Reynolds

The Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT) in Franklin, MA is a roadbed for an old failed railroad. The story goes that early 1900s entrepreneur who was a driving force behind the proposed rail road was on the Titanic and did not survive the ships’ sinking.  The rail line project died with him and construction [...]

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Town Forest, Franklin, MA

by Warren Reynolds

The Franklin Town Forest is a 180+ acre preserve that should not be confused with the Franklin State Forest also located in Franklin, MA.  They are separate woodland resources. Many trails traverse the Franklin Town Forest.  Typical walks take from 20-40 minutes. You’ll move through pines, cedars, and swamp maples. Beware that this forest borders [...]

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Indian Rock Conservation Area, Franklin, MA

by Warren Reynolds

The Indian Rock Conservation Area in Franklin, MA is a pleasant wooded area with some short walking trails that allow you to walk up to (and actually walk on) Indian Rock, a rounded granite hilltop ending abruptly in a jagged cliff that played the featured role in a bit of grisly early Colonial history in [...]

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Conservation Area Between Lincoln & Maple Streets, Franklin, MA

by Warren Reynolds

This nearly 42 acre parcel of conservation land runs parallel to Lincoln Street and lies between Lincoln and Maple Streets in Franklin, MA. This conservation area in Franklin, MA appears to be unnamed.  It provides very pleasant walks through gently rolling, wooded terrain.  There are occasional abandoned stone walls which mark what must have been [...]

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