Norwood Pond, Beverly, MA

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Norwood Pond
June 13, 2009

Today I went with members of the Beverly, Open Space Committee to walk the woods of Norwood Pond. Nancy, Kate, Pam, Bob, Dave, Robert and myself were there to review the possibility of developing an accessible trail in this area. We walked around the site looking at it’s variety of forest types, flora and fauna. There was one loop trail beginning near the kiosk that seems to have the trail grade to allow for development of an accessible trail.
Beginning at the Elnew Road trail entrance you proceed down to the Old Farm trail. The Kiosk with description and map will be ahead of you. Continue on Old Farm Road to a fork in the trail. Turn left on to the Sunshine Trail and proceed to a trail entrance on the left. Ahead the trail drops off at a slope greater that 10 degrees but the Meadow Trail on the left offers a nice looping trail that returns to the Old Farm trail.

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Photos

Open Spce Committee
Bob,Kate,Nancy, Robert, Pam, Sylvan with Dave and Maya the dog in foreground. Standing before Kiosk.

Trail
Elnew Road entrance to open space.

Trail
Old Farm Trail

Trail
Fork in trail. Old Farm trail on right with Sunshine trail on Left.

Trail
Bridge along pond.

Trail
View across pond.

Trail
Home acroos pond.

Fauna
Garter Snake

Fauna
Swans

Trail
Meadow trail

Fauna
Forest View

Sewer drain
Location on Elnew Road by sewer drain where improvements need to be made to reduce erosion.