Whitaker Woods offers miles of intersecting flat trails that form loops and out-and-back paths that make for a wide variety of walks.  Loops may be 0.7 – 1.0 miles or much longer if done together. Flat, forest floor, pine needle and wood chip surface that’s more than 5 feet wide. Start near the visitors shed and progress heading east around the far perimeter of the ballfield, then into the woods. Stay west of the railroad tracks or go over the tracks and turn left and loop back.  Watch for white directional arrows on the trees. You are joined by plentiful numbers of dogs, other walkers and runners or skiers and snowshoers in winter.  Parking at Whitaker Woods lot off Route 16 just after Pine Street or at John Fuller School.

Please be aware of the logging that is taking place to remove the dead and dying red oaks that suffered from the two years of spongy moth infestation and last year’s mid May killing frost.  Heartbreaking as it is to see the gapping holes in the forest, many of the trails are still very enjoyable.

Last updated May 20, 2024