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The Ward Reservation is a 695-acre (281 ha) open space reserve located in Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, 20 miles (32 km) north of Boston. The reserve, managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations, is notable for its open drumlin hilltops and vistas encompassing Boston and Salem. The Ward Reservation offers 13 miles (21 km) of trails and former woods roads available for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and cross country skiing; it is also a link in the 200-mile (320 km) Bay Circuit Trail system.

Geography and recreation

The Ward Reservation contains hayfields, hilltops, wetlands, creeks, swamps, and woodlands. Colonial era stone walls on the property, when combined, total more than 17 miles (27 km) long. Hills on the reservation include Shrub Hill, Boston Hill, and the 420-foot (130 m) Holt Hill drumlin, named for the 17th-century settlement of Nicholas Holt, which offers 280 degree views of Boston, Salem, and the Blue Hills. An arrangement of "solstice stones" on the summit mark annual solstice and equinox events. Pine Hole Bog, a rare quaking bog located on the property is accessed via a 700-foot (210 m) boardwalk; The Trustees of Reservations provides an interpretive brochure for the bog at trailhead kiosks.

A network of trails span the Ward Reservation, most notably the Bay Circuit trail which forms a 200-mile (320 km) arc around metropolitan Boston through suburbs west of the city. The trail passes over Holt Hill. A reservation trailhead and parking area is located on Prospect Road in Andover.

History

The Ward Reservation's original acreage was donated by Mrs. Charles W. Ward in 1940 in memory of her husband. Additional lands were given by the Ward family and other donors in at least twelve gifts from 1944 to 1999. Other parcels were purchased between 1958 and 1978.

References

Ward Reservation. TTOR. Retrieved December 29, 2008.

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 The Ward Reservation contains hayfields, hilltops, wetlands, creeks, swamps, and woodlands. Colonial era stone walls on the property, when combined, total more than {{convert|17|mi|km}} long. Hills on the reservation include Shrub Hill, Boston Hill, and the {{convert|420|ft|m|adj=on}} Holt Hill drumlin, named for the 17th-century settlement of Nicholas Holt, which offers 280 degree views of Boston, Salem, and the [[Blue Hills Reservation|Blue Hills]]. An arrangement of "solstice stones" on the summit mark annual [[solstice]] and [[equinox]] events. Pine Hole Bog, a rare [[quaking bog]] located on the property is accessed via a {{convert|700|ft|m|adj=on}} [[boardwalk]]; The Trustees of Reservations provides an interpretive brochure for the bog at trailhead kiosks.
-A network of trails span the Ward Reservation, most notably the Bay Circuit trail which passes over Holt Hill. A trailhead and parking area is located on Prospect Road in Andover.
+A network of trails span the Ward Reservation, most notably the Bay Circuit trail which forms a 200-mile (320 km) arc around metropolitan Boston through suburbs west of the city. The trail passes over Holt Hill. A reservation trailhead and parking area is located on Prospect Road in Andover.
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