Holmes Reservation

Just outside downtown Plymouth, Holmes Reservation is a 26-acre stretch of open, sloping field managed by The Trustees of Reservations, with sweeping views across the harbor the Pilgrims entered more than four centuries ago. There are no formal trails, just a mowed path around the 0.6-mile perimeter, though you can extend the walk onto the adjacent 1-mile North Plymouth Rail Trail. Before the Revolutionary War, part of this field served as a muster ground, where local militia practiced marching and musket drills -- a history that still gives the place a certain gravity, even on an ordinary walk.

Trail Notes

Trail type: out/back.