Plainville Conservation Land

The trails on these properties abut the Wrentham State Forest to the north.

There are multiple parking areas the best being the two on Everett Skinner Rd.

The best description of these trails is found on the Trailforks page.

Expansive trail network that stretches from Wrentham to North Attleborough, riders will have a great time discovering what Plainville has to offer. The riding area is a conglomerate of various smaller town conservation parcels, plus the southern tip of Wrentham State Forest. No motorized use is permitted on Plainville Conservation land ... however it is permitted on the powerlines that cut through this riding area.

With some TLC, Plainville Conservation has the potential of being one of the premier riding areas in SEMASS. The terrain is a fantastic and deep supply of intermediate riding, with some decent vert and old moto shaping thrown in. This is a "blue heaven" riding area, with more intermediate riding than most people will be able to handle in one day. There is almost no black riding to speak of, and the green riding is mostly limited to the powerline, connecting trails, and spur trails. The two concrete skinnies in the powerline section also are not to be missed. You can rack up a ton of fun miles in here, with a respectable amount of vert.

Speaking about the powerline section, it has some of the easiest and most fun powerline riding you'll find anymore, with fast riding on decent surfaces (by powerline standards).

The section of this riding area that lies east of Everett Skinner Rd. has a series of longer trails that run on top of a few different eskers. The climb up the sides of a couple of the eskers can be quite a challenge, but most of the riding in this part of the map is flowy and rarely interrupted by trail intersections.

Some of the trails in the riding area were developed by Eagle Scouts in the late 1970s. The site of an old cider mill is within the area, as are multiple camping sites.

This riding area is easily linked to other nearby areas, and can be part of an epic long day.

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At 585 acres Long Pond in Falmouth is the town's drinking water supply. As such the pond iteslf is not open to the public.

However there is a 3 1/2 mile access road circumnavigating the pond that's incredibly popular with hikers, runners, dog walkers and of course mountain bikers.

The route has some hills but is mostly an easy ride.

The trails to the east of the pond are the most mellow. With few elevation changes they mostly flat and suitable for families with you kids. 

Oddly, these trails seem to see the least use so are best for people wanting to get away from it all.

The trails on the north end of the property leading out to Brick Kiln Road have some good climbs and descents but are manageable for most riders.

The trails on the west side, black on the TrailForks map, are very challenging.

Grews Pond has a beach and additional parking.

The best description of Long Pond is on the 300 Committe Website.

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The Minot Forest, Bryant Farm and Great Neck Conservation Area are fun places to ride.

The Trailforks Map above does not yet show all of the area's trails, but will soon.

This Town Map on this page also shows some of the trails. But the parking area at the school is currently closed due to renovations.

Use the alternate parking lot near the bottom of the page, or the one in the directions at the top of this page.

Riding these trails is really fun. Though it's a small area there are a lot of trails. A few of which are quite challenging.

Locals are always out on the trails picking up deadfalls and doing minor trail maintenance. And town residents are the ones who mostly use them.

The Great Neck wildlife Sanctuary which abuts Minot Woods also has some nice trails.  But beware of Poison Ivy in the summer.

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