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Princeton, Massachusetts
Wachusett Meadow
Twelve hundred acres of old farmstead below the mountain — barns still in use, sheep still grazing the pastures, and twelve miles of trail running out through woodland, wetland and meadow.
Researched from this park's own sources. Nobody's walked it yet.
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Somebody farmed here for a very long time. The barns are still standing and there are still sheep in the fields, but the farm stopped being only a farm — most of the land was let go back to woods and wet ground and meadow, on purpose, so that wild things would come back to it. They did. You are walking around somebody's old farm and a wildlife sanctuary at the same time, and they are the same place.
One of your three free places, or the Explorer Pass. What that costs
Before you go
- Time there
- Plan on about 2 hours at the park.
- Parking
- The sanctuary is at 113 Goodnow Road. $4 for adults and $3 for seniors and children aged 2 to 12; Mass Audubon members go free. Trails are open daily, dawn to dusk.
- Underfoot
- Twelve miles of trail across woodland, wetland and meadow, with about 1,200 feet of climb in them altogether. Resident sheep graze the pastures.
- Stroller
- A stroller works on some of it.
- Bathrooms
- There are bathrooms.
22 challenges written for this place
A game deals seven to fifteen of them, so no two visits are alike.
Every game includes this one
The Old Barns
Find the barns. They are still being used — work out what for.
A few of the others
Find The Sheep
Sheep still graze the fields here. Find them and count them.
Out In The Meadow
One photo of everybody standing out in the open field.
Against The Barn
One photo of everybody with a barn behind them.
Their Turn
Hand the phone to the youngest. They take one picture of whatever they want.
A Farm And Not A Farm
Most of this land was farmed once and was let go back to the wild on purpose. Find a place where you can see both at the same time.
Twelve Miles Of Trail
There are twelve miles of trail here. Work out how much of it you are going to do today.
The rest are a surprise — that's the whole point.
Play this at Wachusett Meadow
Free. Works with no signal once you're there.