The Drury Trail in Sheffield, MA

Directions

From Boston:

• Take Route 90W to Exit 2 (Lee).
• Follow Route 102W to Route 7S (Sheffield center).
• After the small shopping plaza, take the first right onto Berkshire School Rd.
• Take the second left (Salisbury Rd.) and then another left (Barnum St.).
• The preserve is 1.2 miles down Barnum Street with a small clearing to park on the right. There is no sign.
• Walk into woods at right and look for trail sign about 100 ft. in.

    Limestone sinkhole

The Drury Trail is a three mile path that goes through a lowland forest, wetlands and northern hardwoods.
Any season is an exceptional time to visit the trail,

bone I saw on side of trail

however, if you visit during the spring you can witness an extraordinary display of spring ephemerals and in the fall a full array of blooming New England asters

The preserve was donated in 1984 by Roger & Virginia Drury.

Plants growing in wetter areas: Mossy cup oak, skunk cabbage, jack-in-the-pulpit (just to name a few)

 

 

Total: 65 acres of land
area is important to many species, rare and unique
animals, plants and fungi

Schenob Brook

easy hike, approximately 1 hour, mostly flat, lots to see

the remnants of an old hearth

 thanks to the Nature Conservancy for the detailed directions
and for helping to preserve this unique treasure
 The Nature Conservancy's Drury Trail page