The Whiting Road Nature Preserve consists of approximately 240 acres with a variety of ecosystems which make it a beautiful area to enjoy nature.

The trails are restricted to non-motorized, designated multi-use trails for bird watching, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, dog walking on leash, trail walking/running, horse riding and biking. The following activities are prohibited: fires, motorized vehicles, camping and athletic fields. Archery hunting is permitted under special rules.

Trails by Difficulty

• Blue: Mostly easy, level trail, with some roots requiring careful footing, through shrub-seedling and sapling pole forest.
• Brown: Easy, mostly level trail through a grassy field.
• Green: Moderate trail with some short steep sections through succession forest.
• Orange: Easy to moderate with some steeper slopes through grass and shrub-seedling areas plus some more mature woods.
• Black: Mostly easy trail with a few slopes and some roots requiring careful footing.
• Red: Moderate trail with long slopes through climax forest.
• Yellow: Moderate rolling trail with a few short, steep slopes.
• Pink: Moderate trail with short, steep slopes.
• White: Moderate trail that connects to Gosnell Big Woods.

Resources

Norma Platt did a study to document the plants, birds and butterflies occurring in a 3,600 square foot area in the south field.

The ReTree project is actively planting new native trees in response to invasive insects and climate change.