| The Loop starts
at the Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle.
Though there can be significant affluence
at the farm itself, a well-known destination
for families, you will find that most people
stay close to the farm buildings, so that
the trails themselves never feel crowded. |
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From the parking lot, walk
towards the farm and its nearby pond. Take
left at the main trail intersection in front
of the rock-lined trail that climbs to the
buildings |
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Turn right after a few yards
to follow the “Litchfield Loop”
sign; follow the trail through the meadow
and into the woods on the other side |
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At the fork before another
meadow (sign for agricultural field) bear
left on a narrow trail at the edge of the
field |
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When you have walked around
the meadow, stay left at the next trail
fork; do not re-enter the woods in front
of you; you then walk over a small stream
and into another cultivated field |
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Continue to walk at the edge
of the field before reaching North Road
(sign for Litchfield Loop); turn right on
the trail that continues between the road
and the field |
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When reaching the first farm
buildings, turn left and walk a few yards
on North road before re-entering the farm
grounds at the pond. |
