Andover Trails Committee - Fish Brook




	Interactive Map Major Trail Systems Bay Circuit Trail Shawsheen River Greenway Andover Conservation Commission Land Carmel Woods Castle Park Doyle Link Mary French Reservation Hagget's Pond & Rail Trail Virginia Hammond Res. Merrimack River Reservation Penguin Park Pole Hill Pomp's Pond/Foster's Island Robert Pustell Reservation W. Elementary School Woods Wood Hill/Bald Hill AVIS Reservations Baker’s Meadow Burns Reservation Deer Jump Reservation Goldsmith Woodlands Greene Reservation Hammond Reservation Indian Ridge Reservation Keck Reservation Lupine Reservation Purdon Reservation Rafton Reservation Shawsheen River Reservation Skug River Reservation Smith Reservation Spalding Reservation Stanley Reservation Sunset Rock Reservation Taft Reservation Vale Reservation West Parish Meadow Wilkinson Reservation Massachusetts dcr Harold Parker State Forest Town of Andover Land Fish Brook Penguin Park Sanborn School Woods South School Woods W. Elementary School Woods Trustees of the Reservations Ward Reservation Other Land Cochran Wildlife Sanctuary Den Rock Park West Parish Cemetery			Fish Brook Features: Maple, birch, oak, hickory and sassafras trees can be found in these serene woods. Tall white pines grow along the ridges and hilltops and the ski loop trail of the adjacent Rafton Reservation passes through lovely hemlock groves. The forest floor is carpeted with ferns, partridgeberry and teaberry. Deer, beaver, fox and numerous bird species have been observed here. Fish Brook and other winding streams flows through this area. The trails pass beaver-dammed swamps and other wetlands. Fish Brook watershed is part of Andover’s public water supply. By protecting these scenic woodlands, AVIS and the Andover Conservation Commission have also helped to maintain the quality of Andover’s drinking water. History: Land along Fish Brook was purchased by the town in several parcels, in large part funded by a 1967 bond issue.		Size: 235 acres Location: Between Chandler Road and the Harold Rafton Reservation Parking: Junction of River Road and Chandler Road

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