Halfway Pond Conservation Area

Halfway Pond Conservation Area, a Wildlands Trust property in Plymouth, is often called the eye of Plymouth County, with an extensive network of well-marked trails winding past Big Point, Gallows Pond, and several other connected preserves. The pond supports the Plymouth red-bellied turtle -- an endemic population of the federally endangered northern red-bellied cooter -- along with six mussel species and some of the region's better Bald Eagle viewing. The Stewardship Training Center on site occupies the former estate of cranberry grower LeBaron Russell Barker, acquired by Wildlands Trust in 2022 along with 30 more acres on the pond. Walk for a few minutes or several hours here; the trail network is extensive enough to support either.