Black Cat Preserve

Plymouth's Black Cat Preserve is a 63-acre woodland with pond views and 2.5 miles of often-challenging trails, plus two reclaimed cranberry bogs slowly returning to their natural state. The Town acquired the land in 2016, consolidating what had been several separately-owned parcels, and a Department of Conservation and Recreation trails grant later funded the removal of old water control structures on the bogs along with two new pedestrian footbridges. Look for the small fishing dock on Briggs Reservoir about half a mile up the trail -- the 17-acre reservoir sits at the heart of the property and feeds into the Billington Sea watershed. Parking can be tricky to find (look near 178 Black Cat Road, not the address most maps show), but the trailhead itself is easy to spot once you're there.