Location
Limited parking is available at the end of Greely Road Extension. Please don’t block the driveway to the house at the end of the road. If this area is full, visitors can also park at the main Knight’s Pond parking lot and walk up Greely Road Extension to the trail at the end of the road. The property is also accessible (but there is no parking) from Blanchard Road in Cumberland along a right-of-way on the northeast side of the Blanchard Road about 3/10 mile southeast of the intersection with Bruce Hill. The right-of-way follows the southeastern edge of a large field before linking to the trail network on the protected property.
Date Protected
October 2010
OWNERSHIP
Privately owned (CCLT easement)
Size
55 Acres
Public Access
From the parking area at the end of Greely Road Extension, follow the trail up the hill until you see a trail that goes down on the left. This is the beginning of the Farwell Forest property. Trails totaling approximately 1.5 miles may be used for hiking, nature observation, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, horseback riding, and snowmobiling.
Conservation Purposes
Protects mixed forest, wildlife habitat, recreational access, and a spring fed stream within a conservation corridor linking several preserved open space areas.
Description & History
The Farwell family has owned this property since 1850, and various family members actively farmed the land for nearly 150 years. The family generously agreed to grant an easement on most of the land to ensure that it would remain largely intact while also being made available for public low-impact recreation. They chose to establish a forestry management plan that would focus on creating a healthier forest while also providing enough income to minimize the financial burden on future owners.
This parcel is entirely forested and the topography is mostly flat with some rolling hills and gullies and a few small brooks. The woodland is part of a much larger, undeveloped forest block and a key link in a developing a conservation and recreation corridor across Cumberland and neighboring towns.
