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15 stops in route order. Everything is readable and playable here, whether or not you're on the trail.

• 1

  You've found one of Smithfield's newer trail networks

  History

  You've found one of Smithfield's newer trail networks. Every kiosk, blaze and bridge out here was built by volunteers - folks like Paul Harrison, who flagged the first routes, and Tom Gruczka, who led the clearing and bridge work, with help from a state recreational-trails grant.

  Listen Replay

  Town trailhead coordinates; Land in Trust May 2025 walkthrough

• 2This whole forest used to be farmland
  History
• 3The blue loop winds around exposed rock ledges
  Geology
• 4There's water below the trail here
  Water
• 5Keep an eye out for the stone walls
  History
• 6The broad stretch here follows a road that was never completed
  History
• 7The forest opens into marshland here
  Water
• 8Under your feet, water is quietly going somewhere
  Water
• 9There's a stand of mature pines near here
  Nature
• 10A word about the seasons on this trail
  Nature
• 11Look closely at the crossing here
  History
• 12The red route climbs over stone ledges here
  Geology
• 13The yellow route follows the shoulder of a ridge
  Scenic View
• 14Keep your ears open along this stretch
  Wildlife
• 15Here's the big picture at Latham Brook
  Nature