Half Moon Meadow

Half Moon Meadow

Boxborough, Massachusetts 01719

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Half Moon Meadow map

About this Location

Half Moon Meadow is located between Sargent Road and Reed Farm Road and abuts the railroad tracks. Entrances are marked on both roads, with a small parking area on Sargent Road.

The land (64 acres) is varied in terrain, including an abandoned pasture, high woodlands, and low wetlands. It contains a mature oak swamp, which feeds into Half Moon Meadow Brook, a tributary of Fort Pond Brook. The swamp is an important groundwater recharge area. Watch for towering white pines as well as eastern hemlock. A one-mile-long trail connects Sargent Road to Reed Farm Road and is named in memory of the late Helen Volkmann, former Boxborough Conservation Commissioner.

Look for an old stone slab bridge crossing Fort Pond Brook and several vernal pools near the trail entrance on Sargent Road. An impressive outcropping of bedrock is located beside the main trail. The BCTrust land was once part of Inches Woods and old-growth oak forest.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

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Last updated December 27, 2023