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| Warner Trail | |
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 Through theMoose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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| Length | 30 mi (48 km) |
| Location | Norfolk County, Massachusetts andCumberland, Rhode Island |
| Use | hiking, snowshoeing |
| Highest point | Moose Hill, 534 ft (163 m) |
| Lowest point | Canton Junction, 70 ft (21 m) |
| Difficulty | easy, with rugged sections |
| Season | easiest April through mid-November |
| Hazards | deer ticks,poison ivy |
| Trail map | |
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TheWarner Trail is a 30 mi (48 km)New Englandhiking trail which extends fromDiamond Hill in the northeast corner ofRhode Island northeast throughNorfolk County, Massachusetts toCanton, 13 miles (21 km) south ofBoston.
Its route winds through what has become a primarilysuburban landscape punctuated by significant pockets ofrural conservation land and state forest. The terrain is hilly and occasionally rugged with ledges ofmetamorphic rock andgranite; forest cover is of theoak-hickory type. Completed in 1947, the trail originally stretched from Diamond Hill to theBlue Hills Reservation inRandolph, Massachusetts, but encroaching development had truncated the route by the 1970s. Plans to rebuild that lost connection were put forward in 2003 as part of Massachusetts'Commonwealth Connections statewide greenway initiative. TheAppalachian Mountain Club and the Friends of the Warner Trail maintain the Warner Trail.
The trail passes throughCumberland, Rhode Island and the Massachusetts towns ofCanton,Sharon,Foxboro,Wrentham, andPlainville. There are no overnight facilities on the Warner Trail. The Warner Trail connects to the 200 mi (320 km)Bay Circuit Trail.[1]
White rectangles and metal disks mark the trail. From south to north, the trail visits a number of high points with ledge-top views including Diamond Hill 481 feet (147 m), also known for its defunct ski area; Sunset Rock, Wampum Rock, Knuckup Hill, Outlook Rock, Pinnacle Hill, Goat Rock, High Rock, Pierce Hill, Allen Ledge, Bluff Head, and Moose Hill, the trail's high point. The Warner Trail also visits a number of bodies of water and passes through three state forests (Wrentham State Forest,F. Gilbert Hills State Forest, and Foxboro State Forest), the new Diamond Hill State Park in Rhode Island, and theMassachusetts Audubon Society's Moose Hill Sanctuary.
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