Newton Park and Conservation Lands

LOCATION: South Newton

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Location and driving directions on Google Maps for entrances at:

Dudley Road  Audubon Drive  Pond Brook Road

MBTA: see Lost Pond page for directions by MBTA

Newton Conservators trail map   (Buy a copy of our trail guide)

Other maps and aerial photos:   Newton Assessor   Bing   USGS

Connects to: Lost Pond

SIZE: Park: 16 acres; Conservation area: 32.2 acres

LONGEST WALK: 1.7 miles, on loop including Lost Pond
(a longer walk that includes this park)

ACQUIRED: Park: 1982; Conservation area: 1978

ADMINISTERED BY: Park: Parks and Recreation
Conservation area: Conservation Commission

FEATURES:

This is a post-agricultural forest grown up on 19th century farmland. The mixed and conifer woodlands reveal colonial stone walls, a red maple swamp with century-old trees, and a sensitive fern marsh.

The park has a perennial garden of flowering plants and shrubs and an apple and pear orchard. There's also a wooded hillside with puddingstone and Brighton Volcanic outcrops. Pigeon Hill is a woodland with a circular stone wall. The conservation area protects the South Meadow watershed. The house is leased to support park maintenance and is not open to the public.

HISTORY:

ADVOCATES & CARETAKERS:

Managed by Kennard Park Board of Trustees.

TRAIL NOTE:

A trail from Kennard Park to Lost Pond begins on the driveway that starts at the Dudley Road entrance to the park. However, a hiker heading up the driveway towards the trail will first see a sign saying: "Private Property." The trailhead is about 50 feet farther up the driveway. The portion of the driveway that leads to the trailhead is on public land, and walkers are permitted to use it to reach the trailhead. See photos, below.

	Private Property sign The trailhead begins at the large tree just past the rhododendron bushes visible at left.
	The trailhead; note the rectangular red blazes on the tree.
(Click on a photo to see a larger image.)