Let’s explore the Trustees’ Old Town Hill in Newbury. Let’s walk around various trails within the salt marshes and open fields. The total walk will be around 4 miles.

**Old Town Hill**
A spectacular mix of tidal rivers, salt marsh, open fields, and woodlands define Old Town Hill—a site Indigenous Peoples called Quascacunquen—and lands to the west. In the upland, second-growth forest and fields support ground-nesting birds and serve as hunting grounds for hawks and owls. Mud snails, green crabs, and ribbed mussels live in the tidal creeks and provide food for wading birds, such as egrets and great blue herons. Salt meadow grass, cordgrass, seaside goldenrod, and sea lavender thrive in the tidal salt marsh, created through glacial action some 12,000 years ago. And today, the ebb and flow of the Parker and Little rivers—freshwater streams with sources miles inland that become increasingly tidal as they approach the coast—remain critical to keeping the marsh healthy.

**Tides** : Low Tide 1:20pm

**Cost** : This Trustees property is Free for everyone

**What to Bring** : Always good to have water and possibly a snack. If by chance cold or snow arrives, it may be good to have some sort of foot traction.

**Parking** : Free to park. This Trustees property has parking for about 12 cars. Let me know, if anyone is riding together and I’ll adjust attendee limit or move your group of riders to going.

**Notes** : There are no restrooms at this location.

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