Rushton Woods Preserve

Universal Access and Easy Trails 30 minutes away

Woodland Loop

An Easy / Universal Access walking trail loop .7 miles long.

Farm/Meadow Loop

An Easy .7 mile walking trail loop.

This preserve is one of several operated by Willistown Conservation Trust.

Getting there: Click here (or on the map) for directions to parking.

Woodland Loop

A Universal Access / Easy walking trail .9 miles long

BRP-Howe Trail

This is a mowed, open meadow trail heading east and gently downhill from the parking area to approach the pond pictured above (which is technically in an area closed to the public).

Universal Access: This first half of the loop heading clockwise appears likely to comply with all standards until its eastern-most point, after .22 miles. The northern half of the trail exceeds Universal Access standards for grade and cross-grade. The wood mulch parking lot probably is unlikely to meet standards for firmness.

Effort: This walking trail is .7 miles long, has a Flat Equivalent Length of .8 miles and merits an Overall Grade Rating of Easy. Depending on the direction, the longest continuous grades are as follows: a 40-90' section with at least easy grades, a 10-90' section with at least easy to moderate grades, a 10-70' section with at least moderate grades, and a 10' section with difficult grades. Click the map below for more detailed information, and click here for information on our grades and grade rating system.

Stress: As a mowed meadow trail with no obvious drainage problems, this provides a wide, firm, and relatively even walking surface. Sections on the northern half include significant cross-grades, which could be partially avoided by walking on the road.

Other features: This is a quiet trail. There is a bench near the parking lot and another in the area marked on the map as currently closed to the public.

Connections: You can continue on to the Greene Trail to add about .5 miles to your total walk

Trail maps: Click here to open the map in a new window. To see the grade in each direction for each 10' section on the map below

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Farm / Meadow Loop

An Easy walking trail .6 miles long

BRP-Greene Trail

This is a mowed, open meadow trail heading north and then east from the parking area .

Universal Access: This trail appears to comply with all Universal Access standards. The wood mulch parking lot probably does not meet standards for firmness.

Effort: This walking trail loop is .64 miles long, has a Flat Equivalent Length of .68 miles and merits an Overall Grade Rating of Universal Access. Depending on the direction, the longest continuous grades are as follows: a 10-20' section with at least easy grades, and a 10' section with at least easy to moderate grades. Click the map below for more detailed information, and click here for information on our grades and grade rating system.

Stress: As a mowed meadow trail with no obvious drainage problems, this provides a wide, firm, and relatively even walking surface.

Other features: This is a quiet trail. There is a bench near the parking lot and another in the area marked on the map as currently closed to the public.

Connections: You can continue on to the Howe Trail to add about .5 miles to your total walk