Tiny Trekkers: Hiking with Toddlers
June Location: Woodland Bog, W. Barnstable
Parking: TBD
Pets: Dogs are not permitted at this location—furry friends will need to stay home.
Toddlers and their designated adults are invited to enjoy gentle group walks on local trails. These slow-paced outings allow plenty of time to wander, observe, and snack while exploring nature together. Siblings welcome.
Registration is encouraged to stay up to date on weather-related cancellations.*
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Dates/Times
BLT Location Descriptions
Pogorelc Sanctuary • West Barnstable • 9.9 Acres • 0.4 mile
Located behind the BLT Conservation Center, the short trail offers views of the Great
Marsh, Sandy Neck and over Popolo Pond, making it an excellent spot for walking and
birdwatching. This trail winds around Popolo Pond through marshy woodlands, with
boardwalks through the wettest areas. The land lies within the Sandy Neck/Barnstable
Harbor Area of Critical Environmental Concern, abuts a Priority Habitat for Rare
Species and is located within a Critical Natural Landscape area and the Old Kings
Highway Regional Historic District.
Parking: 1540 Main St, 10 spaces available behind
Fuller Farm • Marstons Mills • 22.4 Acres • 1 mile
This trail is a combination of a short woodland loop overlooking cranberry bogs, an open
meadow trail, and a new Holly Loop Trail. The property is the site of a former dairy farm
and today is home to the Resilient Roots permaculture garden. It also borders the
Wheeler Holly Preserve.
Parking: 995 Rt 149, Marstons Mills, ~12 parking spots.
Holly Preserve • Marstons Mills • 10 Acres • 0.1 mile
Accessible from Fuller Farm, the Holly Loop Trail navigates through the Wheeler woods
and provides a bench with a view of Middle Pond.
Woodland Bog 25.74 acres
301 Parker Road, West Barnstable
(Trail tbd –approximately 1 mile)
The 25.74-acre bog on Parker Road in West Barnstable, farmed by the Jenkins family
for decades, is now under agreement by the Barnstable Land Trust. The bog is one of
many farmed by the Jenkins family for generations. Barnstable Land Trust views
cranberry bogs, along with other recreational and working lands, as critical open space
and is excited to develop the relationship with the Jenkins family to protect the bog land
and improve its conservation value.