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SavePell Farm is a 153 acre area owned by the Town of Grafton, with a Conservation Restriction on the entire area. It offers a diverse and scenic landscape including agricultural fields, forest, and open fields. It is a critical link to passive recreation and inspiring for its beauty. The large parking area can accommodate quite a few vehicles, including horse trailers.
The Pell Family contacted the Trust for Public Land and Town of Grafton in 2008 regarding several offers they had received for the purchase of this land. With preservation in mind, both the Town and the Pell family reached an agreement on the acquisition of this land for the benefit of all. The Pell Family would continue to harvest and sell Christmas trees (visit their website) on a portion of the property for another 10 years while passive recreation was permitted. After the 10 year lease is up in February 2019, the Town will elect to lease the fields to another farmer or mange them for wildlife habitat. In order to pay for acquisition costs, a 16 acre sub-parcel was sold to a private abutter with a conservation restriction place on the land to ensure the entire area remains publicly accessible open space.
The parcel of land meets a critical need for maintaining the contiguous open space required for wildlife to thrive. Its connection to a large swath of Upton Conservation Land accomplishes this becuse preservation establishes a significantly larger wildlife area. Additionally, as Edmund T. Hazzard, GLT Vice Chairman (200
explained, "the parcel is very large and has a large frontage on which a developer could construct 100 houses or more over the next 10 years. The purchase price for the ~150 acres is a small amount to pay for such a long-term gain." (Worcester Telegram, "Town Studying Land Acquisition, September 5, 200
While this project was only successful thanks to commitments from the citizens of Grafton, the Trust for Public Land, and the Grafton Land Trust. The two organizations were able to facilitate a myriad of financing for the project through a combination of a Massachusetts State Land Grant, private funds, existing CPA funds, and CPA bonding.
The Pell Family contacted the Trust for Public Land and Town of Grafton in 2008 regarding several offers they had received for the purchase of this land. With preservation in mind, both the Town and the Pell family reached an agreement on the acquisition of this land for the benefit of all. The Pell Family would continue to harvest and sell Christmas trees (visit their website) on a portion of the property for another 10 years while passive recreation was permitted. After the 10 year lease is up in February 2019, the Town will elect to lease the fields to another farmer or mange them for wildlife habitat. In order to pay for acquisition costs, a 16 acre sub-parcel was sold to a private abutter with a conservation restriction place on the land to ensure the entire area remains publicly accessible open space.
The parcel of land meets a critical need for maintaining the contiguous open space required for wildlife to thrive. Its connection to a large swath of Upton Conservation Land accomplishes this becuse preservation establishes a significantly larger wildlife area. Additionally, as Edmund T. Hazzard, GLT Vice Chairman (200


While this project was only successful thanks to commitments from the citizens of Grafton, the Trust for Public Land, and the Grafton Land Trust. The two organizations were able to facilitate a myriad of financing for the project through a combination of a Massachusetts State Land Grant, private funds, existing CPA funds, and CPA bonding.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Conservation Reserve
Land Manager: Grafton Land Trust

Access Info:
Use the big Pell Farms parking lot on the south side of Soap Hill Rd. It accommodates many vehicles, including room for horse trailers to turnaround. Access all Pell Farms trails from here, plus Warren Brook Watershed and George Hill trails.
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- Mountain Bike
21 trails
- Horse
20 trails
- Hike
21 trails
- Trail Running
21 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 2
- 17
Region Status
Open as of Apr 19, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 21
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 21
- Trails Horse
- 20
- Trails Hike
- 21
- Trails Trail Running
- 21
- Trails Snowshoe
- 2
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 7 miles
- Total Descent
- 502 ft
- Total Vertical
- 161 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 601 ft
- Reports
- 61
- Photos
- 17
- Ridden Counter
- 250
Popular Pell Farms Conservation Area Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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WBW 1 | 4 miles |
Photos of Pell Farms Conservation Area Mountain Bike
trail: North Boundary
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May 13, 2023 @ 5:10pm
May 13, 2023Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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WB7 | Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:37pm Sep 24, 2020 | Unknown | graftonberg GLT | ||
Upton Access Trail | Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:37pm Sep 24, 2020 | Unknown | graftonberg GLT | ||
Old Stowe Tree Farm | Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:37pm Sep 24, 2020 | Unknown | graftonberg GLT | ||
Shack-a-Lack | Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:37pm Sep 24, 2020 | Unknown | graftonberg GLT | ||
Loop Around | Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:37pm Sep 24, 2020 | Unknown | graftonberg GLT | ||
George Hill Warren Brook Way | Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:37pm Sep 24, 2020 | Unknown | graftonberg GLT | ||
George Hill upslope | Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:37pm Sep 24, 2020 | Unknown | graftonberg GLT | ||
George Hill Stub | Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:37pm Sep 24, 2020 | Unknown | graftonberg GLT | ||
George Hill Slopes | Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:37pm Sep 24, 2020 | Unknown | graftonberg GLT | ||
George Hill Conn | Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:37pm Sep 24, 2020 | Unknown | graftonberg GLT |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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graftonberg | update | trail | activity #62972188 and 1 more | Dec 11, 2024 @ 9:42am Dec 11, 2024 |
graftonberg | update | trail | activity #62634757 | Dec 3, 2024 @ 7:21am Dec 3, 2024 |
hitthetrail | add | report | activity #61830597 | Nov 15, 2024 @ 1:36pm Nov 15, 2024 |
Tfrost12 | add | report | activity #51498419 and 1 more | Apr 21, 2024 @ 1:38pm Apr 21, 2024 |
Raineygirl1 | add | photo | activity #39938010 | May 13, 2023 @ 5:10pm May 13, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | Strange break so high up - wow! | Nov 28, 2020 @ 7:44pm Nov 28, 2020 | ||
report | Great work! | May 2, 2020 @ 11:55am May 2, 2020 | ||
report | Now cleared! | May 2, 2020 @ 10:56am May 2, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Warren Brook Watershed | 52 | 5 | 0.3 km | ||
Great Meadow Conservation Area | 18 | 0.6 km | |||
George Hill | 4 | 2 | 0.8 km | ||
Silver Lake Trails | 9 | 1 | 1 km | ||
Jeanne Johnson Preserve | 17 | 4 | 1 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 21 | 7 miles | 502 ft | 2 miles | 161 ft | #10,823 | #4,497 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 46 | |
Horse | 20 | 7 miles | 489 ft | 2 miles | 161 ft | #925 | #652 | 1 | 47 | 8 | ||
Hike | 21 | 7 miles | 502 ft | 2 miles | 161 ft | #9,744 | #4,379 | 10 | 59 | 1 | 28 | |
Trail Running | 21 | 7 miles | 502 ft | 2 miles | 161 ft | #9,698 | #4,342 | 59 | 5 | |||
Snowshoe | 2 | 1 mile | 39 ft | 1,604 ft | 36 ft | 9 | ||||||
Backcountry Ski | 2 | 1 mile | 39 ft | 1,604 ft | 36 ft | 5 |
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