On June 12th Putney Mountain Association will celebrate the opening of a whole new trail network on the southern end of our Nature Reserve. The trails, Dine, Hannum, High Road, and Hinton are located between Holland Hill and Putney Mountain Roads. Join us at the new Hannum Trail kiosk on Holland Hill at 1:00 o’clock for an official ribbon cutting, coupled with light refreshments, (1:00-3:00) and go on to explore the new trails. None are difficult and the terrain is gentle; loop distances range from 1.2 to 4.5 miles.
Prior to the Hannum land purchase, the Dine trail was a lonely outpost of trail under PMA management. Though accessible via some old trails we did not have permission to mark, map, or maintain those other parts of the network. Fortuitously, when we purchased the Hannum parcel in 2014 all the elements began to fall in place, allowing us to incorporate the off property, pre-existing trails into our system. Now managed by PMA, the new trail system is a collaboration between PMA, the Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge, and several members of the Hinton family who graciously gave legal permission for PMA to mark, map, and maintain a trail across their property. (Hinton Trail.) The new Hannum Trail, off Holland Hill Road, runs north through land recently acquired by PMA and extends into the Conte Refuge. It then loops south-east to Parkman Wood Road, or a little further on, to the Dine Trail and south to Holland Hill, or north to Putney Mountain across Hinton family property on the Hinton Trail.
LOOP/WALK OPTIONS
These loops can be taken in any direction.
[Bikers please note: At the wishes of the Hinton Family, bicycles are not allowed on the Hinton Trail. Thank you for respecting this restriction.]
From the Hannum Trailhead, Holland Hill Rd
Hannum/High Road Loop, 1.2 Miles
Out the Hannum Trail 0.6 miles and return on the High Road Trail
• Follow the Hannum Trail (yellow discs)
• At 0.6 miles, turn left on High Road Trail (blue discs)
• At 1.1mile turn right on the Hannum Trail
Hannum/Dine Loop, 3.0 miles
Out the Hannum Trail and back on the Dine Trail, with a short walk on Holland Hill Rd to return to your car:
• Follow the Hannum Trail 1.3 miles (yellow discs)
• Follow the Dine Trail (white discs)
• Turn left on Holland Hill Rd
Hannum Trail to Parkman Wood Rd, 1.55 miles (one way):
Out the Hannum Trail and then a side trail to Parkman Wood Rd; from here a car shuttle, retracing your steps, or a road walk is necessary
• Follow the Hannum Trail (yellow disks)
• At 1.1miles turn right and follow the red discs
From the Putney Mountain Trailhead, Putney Mountain Rd:
Hinton/Dine/Hannum loop, 4.5 miles
South on the Hinton Trail, then a loop using the Dine and Hannum Trails before returning on Hinton
• Follow the Hinton Trail (white disks).
• Turn right on the Dine Trail (white discs)
• Turn left on Holland Hill Rd
• Follow the Hannum Trail (yellow disks)
• At 3.8 miles turn right on the Hinton Trail