The Eastman Brook Trail at the Eastman Brook Conservation Area in Amherst, Massachusetts is an easy 1.9 mile brook-side loop hike.
This brook-side hike is a little less than two miles long, including the short detour
to visit butterflies on Kestrel Land Trust land which was donated by the Wood and Cousins families.
From the parking area, follow the trail around the left side of the green fence, across two small gravel roads and along the edge of a field.
This
trail will then continue into the woods where you will find an intersection, take a
right to enjoy butterflies during the warmer months, or a left to continue over the train tracks onto the Robert
Frost Trail. Continue straight on the orange-blazed trail through a field perfect for
viewing birds or tracks in the snow. When you approach the woods, stay straight
and follow the red-blazed Ellsworth Barnard Trail along the Eastman Brook. Turn
right and cross the bridge, to follow the trail through the entire loop. You will cross
another bridge before completing the loop and returning to the parking area.
Parking: Parking is available on the west
side of Leverett Road across
from house #281.
Partner: Kestrel Land Trust partners with towns to
create, conserve, and care for public lands
to help everyone connect with nature. The
conservation lands here are owned by the
Town and Kestrel.
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