Keyes Farm

Elm Street

This approximately 101-acre property surrounds the former home of Pepperell conservation benefactors, George and Lucy Keyes (who also donated the Keyes Conservation Area on Oak Hill St. to the town), and was donated to the Nashoba Consdrvation Trust, with the Town of Pepperell holding a Conservation Restriction. Please note that the former Keyes house atopthe hill at the property's center is still a private residence and should be respected as such. Please do not take the existing trails up the hill toward the house lot. Do, however, enjoy the rest of the Keyes' family trails through the hardwood forests between Elm St. and River Rd.

Enter the trail system from the parking lot on Elm St. just south of the Shirley St intersection. Once over the wetland bridges and inside the property, there is a trail to the left that offers a view of the pond off Elm St. Or, continuing straight, the trail leads to the Keyes driveway. There is not yet a trail that connects the loop to the pond, but one is planned. Off the main trail to the south there are a series of trails that connect with the Town Forest.

Follow Elm St. just past Shirley St. to the gravel parking area on the left. The sign (shown above) denotes the entrance to the trails.

Recreational Uses:

Hiking (easy)
Bird watching
Horseback riding
Cross-country skiing

If you have any information to add to the description of this or any other recreation parcel in Pepperell, or Conservation website related questions or comments, please contact the Conservation Commission.