Simon Hill and Bowker Street Conservation Area

As its name suggests, the terrain at Simon Hill and Bowker Street Conservation Area is hilly, and rocky in places, with an interesting footbridge built from a single large split log. Simon Hill is named for Simon, a member of the Mattakeeset tribe who lived here in the late 1700s, while the Bowker Street portion is maintained by the Town of Norwell for reserve drinking water wells and groundwater protection as well as passive recreation. In 2020, a connector trail made of bog boards was constructed through the wetlands at the edge of Burnt Plain Swamp, linking Simon Hill directly to the adjacent Hatch Lots Conservation Area -- worth the extra distance if you want to turn a short walk into a longer loop.