Westerly Town Forest

Not a bad place for a hike. Although I felt like there were some eyes watching me in these woods. Lots of rocky terrain in the beginning, but it gets better further in. I’d still rather hike glacier park in Westerly. Bring the bug spray.

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The Westerly Town Forest is a woody area that contains several miles of hiking trails. All the trails are well marked and there is a accurate map at the start of the hike. Not a large place but if you follow all the different trails you can probably get in five miles of easy hiking.
The forest is lovely with lots of old trees, ferns and other plants that are not usually found in this type of heavily forest environment. Everything is so green this time of year with all the different shades merging together to form a beautiful mosaic of color.
The hiking is pretty easy and most of the trails wide and easy to follow. A few hills but the terrain is mostly flat and gentle. Lots of huge glacial boulders add some contrast to the ancient forest and stunning greenery.
As to be expected the bugs were horrific in the forest. Lots of mosquitoes and other nasty critters out for blood. I suspect this is a much nicer place for a hike in the fall or better yet the winter. Probably a cool place for some cross country skiing after a heavy snow.
Definitely not a place for a challenging hike but a lovely woods for older people, children or perhaps individuals that have trouble with lots of steep hills, rocks, ruts, or rugged and slippery footing. A great place for anyone that happens to love the color green.