Orchard and Spruce Glen
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Orchard and Spruce Glen is one of the prize properties owned by the WLT and is our largest.
It has a 13-foot waterfall, a stream, 2 ravines, 3 miles of hiking trails with 2 loops, and a variety of trees, plants, and wildlife.
Earlier the properties were mostly hemlock but the woody adelgid killed most of them. So now the properties contain both mature and young deciduous forests.
Spruce Glen is the location of a successional forest developed and maintained by the WLT with assistance from the US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP).
Waterfall in the gorge at Spruce Glen
Entrance on Barnes Industrial Park North
The Spruce Glen waterfall
Steps to waterfall
Orchard Glen Brook
Old mill on Spruce Glen Brook (built by James Hough, 1714)
"E. A. Nalewajek" inscription near the old mill
Steps by Eagle Scout Peter Walsh
Eagle Scout Ceremony for Peter Walsh in March 2024
Fauna:
Flora:
Size: 68 acres
Access: 62 Barnes Industrial Park North
Activities: Waterfall, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Snowshoeing, Wildlife Observation, X-Country Skiing
Trails: 2.3 miles with two loops (2.7 miles round trip)
Environment: Waterfall, Ravines, Streams; Waterfall, Mature and young deciduous trees.
Maps: Click here