Rocky Woods, Medfield

Name: Rocky Woods
Address: Medfield, United States

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Rocky Woods is a 491-acre open space preserve located in Medfield, Massachusetts. The preserve, managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations, is notable for its rugged terrain. Rocky Woods offers 6.5 miles of trails and former woods roads available for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, dog walking, catch and release fishing, camping, snowshoeing and cross country skiing. The preserve is part of a larger area of protected open space including the abutting Fork Factory Brook preserve, also managed by The Trustees of Reservations. ()

Established: 1942 (83 years ago)Coordinates: 42°12'33"N, 71°16'53"W

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Rocky Woods – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Norwood Memorial Municipal Building, Noon Hill, First Baptist Church of Medfield, United Church in Walpole.

4.3 miE
City hall
Norwood Memorial Municipal Building, Norwood
110 min walk • Norwood Memorial Municipal Building is a historic building located in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. The Late Gothic Revival building was built in 1927-28, and is made of Weymouth seamed-face granite.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Noon Hill, Medfield
96 min walk • Noon Hill is a 204-acre open space preserve located in Medfield, Massachusetts and centered on 370-foot Noon Hill, a prominent summit and scenic vista.
1.9 miSW
Church
First Baptist Church of Medfield, Medfield
49 min walk • The First Baptist Church of Medfield is a historic Baptist church building at 438 Main Street in Medfield, Massachusetts, United States. The church building, the second for the congregation, was constructed in 1838, and originally had Greek Revival styling.
4.7 miS
Tower
United Church in Walpole, Walpole
121 min walk • Walpole Town Hall is a historic town hall building at 972 Main Street in Walpole, Massachusetts, USA. The two-story brick building was designed by J. Williams Beal and completed in 1881. The building exhibits Classical Revival with Romanesque elements.
4.7 miN
42°16'20"N • 71°18'55"W
Natick Historical Society and Museum, Natick
120 min walk • Museum
5.4 miSE
42°9'38"N • 71°11'58"W
Monster Mini Golf, Norwood
137 min walk • Mini golf, Entertainment, Golf
2 miSW
Museum, History museum
Dwight-Derby House, Medfield
52 min walk • The Dwight-Derby House is at 7 Frairy Street in Medfield, Massachusetts. The Oxford Dendrochronology Laboratory took samples of the house frame in 2007 and determined that the earliest, southwest portion of the house was built in 1697, and an addition was built to the east in 1713.
1.5 miSW
Museum
Peak House, Medfield
40 min walk • Peak House Heritage Center is a historic site located in Medfield, Massachusetts. According to tradition, the original house was built in 1651 by Benjamin Clark, was burned during the King Philip's War on February 21,1676, and was rebuilt ca. 1677–1680 by Benjamin Clark, the owner of the original house.
2 miSW
Church
First Parish Unitarian Church, Medfield
51 min walk • The First Parish Unitarian Church, now the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Medfield, is a historic church on North Street in Medfield, Massachusetts.
5.4 miN
42°17'10"N • 71°17'53"W
Nehoiden Golf Club, Wellesley
137 min walk • Golf
4.4 miE
Cemetery
St. Peter Parish, Norwood
111 min walk • St. Peter Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. Founded 1918. It was one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Boston. The parish closed August 3, 1997.