At Hawk Valley Farm, walk your dog, explore the banks of Clay Pit Brook, or check out the foundation of an old cabin. Imagine that this was once an area of extensive farming. Explore Lowell’s pre-industrial landscape.

You can enjoy this property in all seasons. On a winter day, you can catch a view clear to the Merrimack River, across Regatta/Anne Welcome Field. Winter is also a great time to look for tracks from abundant wildlife that you might not expect to see in Lowell. In the summer, the diversity of flowering plants changes the scenery every week.

Trails are accessible from both Varnum Avenue and Varnum Terrace.

Parking: At the end of Varnum Terrace, Lowell. Bear right at the wooded cul-de-sac at the end of Varnum Terrace.  You will see a sign for Hawk Valley Farm.

By foot: Hawk Valley Farm can be accessed at 526 Varnum Avenue, across from the West Meadow and Varnum Avenue intersection.  Look for a large boulder and a historic white sign set back slightly in the woods.