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SaveHale is a private, non-profit education organization that manages 1,137 acres in Westwood and Dover, Massachusetts.
Hale has generously kept its trails open to mountain biking. There is a tremendous variety of easy double track and intermediate single track throughout the property. Most riders park at the Cat Rock Parking Lot and start their rides from there. There are many kids, hikers, and dog walkers, so please respect the multi-use nature of this property.
Any rider that is looking for tech just need to take any number of small singletracks off the main trails and they will hit some of the most challenging technical trails in Southeast Massachusetts. Many of the trails traverse the day camps at the beaches, rope courses and lodges throughout the park. Please give active participants the room they need to continue their activities.
From Hale, the rider can connect to any number of different riding areas. Satan’s Kingdom is on the border of the area known as Sen Ki just south of Hartford Street. This area offers a 2-mile technical loop for the most accomplished riders and is well worth the trip if you like that sort of thing. Another notable technical singletrack is the trail called the Strawberry Hill Singletrack (not to be confused with the Strawberry Hill Trail). This 1 mile long technical trail offers challenges along the entire trail. At the completion of the trail, the rider will either love the challenges and turn around and head back for more, or humbly head to other areas of the park. On the northeast corner of the park is one of my favorite trails called Big Sucker. This trail starts out on the powerlines then dumps into the woods about a quarter mile from the start. Just in the woods it splits providing a left and right option. I prefer to go left as it offers more trail and a variety of challenges for the rider. This is a tough trail to navigate cleanly but it doesn’t include the terrifying drops and rollers that the rider will find at Satan’s Kingdom.
Noanet Woodlands shares the western border with Hale and provides lots of easy carriage trails and a few flowy singletrack. Just to the southeast of Noanet, connected by public easement trails, is Rocky Woods and the Fork Factory Brook area where the rider will find a large variety of fun trails to explore. For the adventurous, the rider can connect Adam’s Farm from Fork Factory Brook for a long 20-mile ride or head over to Needham Town Forest to the north of Hale and continue to be challenged with lots of technical trails. Both Adam’s Farm and Needham town forest can be connected with not much more than a mile of paved roads.
Trailforks has added a large number of routes the rider can explore from the 2019 Turkey Afterburner Event. Check out any of these routes that include small, 2-mile family loops to epic connector trails to the adjoining parks.
ABOUT HALE:
Hale Education, Inc. is a private nonprofit widely recognized for our flagship camps, youth programs, family and community activities, school partnerships, and professional development opportunities. We serve several thousand children and families from 70 Greater Boston communities annually, and invite visitors to enjoy our 1,100+ acres of forests, ponds, and meadows in Westwood and Dover, Massachusetts. Our programs and land management practices are the legacy of our founder, Robert Sever Hale, who encouraged people to patronize the property in ways that are “charitable and benevolent in nature…to provide education which will develop intelligent, capable, and responsible citizens.”
Hale has generously kept its trails open to mountain biking. There is a tremendous variety of easy double track and intermediate single track throughout the property. Most riders park at the Cat Rock Parking Lot and start their rides from there. There are many kids, hikers, and dog walkers, so please respect the multi-use nature of this property.
Any rider that is looking for tech just need to take any number of small singletracks off the main trails and they will hit some of the most challenging technical trails in Southeast Massachusetts. Many of the trails traverse the day camps at the beaches, rope courses and lodges throughout the park. Please give active participants the room they need to continue their activities.
From Hale, the rider can connect to any number of different riding areas. Satan’s Kingdom is on the border of the area known as Sen Ki just south of Hartford Street. This area offers a 2-mile technical loop for the most accomplished riders and is well worth the trip if you like that sort of thing. Another notable technical singletrack is the trail called the Strawberry Hill Singletrack (not to be confused with the Strawberry Hill Trail). This 1 mile long technical trail offers challenges along the entire trail. At the completion of the trail, the rider will either love the challenges and turn around and head back for more, or humbly head to other areas of the park. On the northeast corner of the park is one of my favorite trails called Big Sucker. This trail starts out on the powerlines then dumps into the woods about a quarter mile from the start. Just in the woods it splits providing a left and right option. I prefer to go left as it offers more trail and a variety of challenges for the rider. This is a tough trail to navigate cleanly but it doesn’t include the terrifying drops and rollers that the rider will find at Satan’s Kingdom.
Noanet Woodlands shares the western border with Hale and provides lots of easy carriage trails and a few flowy singletrack. Just to the southeast of Noanet, connected by public easement trails, is Rocky Woods and the Fork Factory Brook area where the rider will find a large variety of fun trails to explore. For the adventurous, the rider can connect Adam’s Farm from Fork Factory Brook for a long 20-mile ride or head over to Needham Town Forest to the north of Hale and continue to be challenged with lots of technical trails. Both Adam’s Farm and Needham town forest can be connected with not much more than a mile of paved roads.
Trailforks has added a large number of routes the rider can explore from the 2019 Turkey Afterburner Event. Check out any of these routes that include small, 2-mile family loops to epic connector trails to the adjoining parks.
ABOUT HALE:
Hale Education, Inc. is a private nonprofit widely recognized for our flagship camps, youth programs, family and community activities, school partnerships, and professional development opportunities. We serve several thousand children and families from 70 Greater Boston communities annually, and invite visitors to enjoy our 1,100+ acres of forests, ponds, and meadows in Westwood and Dover, Massachusetts. Our programs and land management practices are the legacy of our founder, Robert Sever Hale, who encouraged people to patronize the property in ways that are “charitable and benevolent in nature…to provide education which will develop intelligent, capable, and responsible citizens.”
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
AKA: Hale
Land Status: Private Property
Land Manager: Hale Education, Inc.
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- Mountain Bike
103 trails
- Horse
28 trails
- Hike
103 trails
- Trail Running
103 trails
- Snowshoe
4 trails
Region Details
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Open as of Jun 8, 2026
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- Trails (view details)
- 104
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 103
- Trails E-Bike
- 3
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 21
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 5
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 2
- Trails Horse
- 28
- Trails Hike
- 103
- Trails Trail Running
- 103
- Trails Snowshoe
- 4
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 33 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,092 ft
- Total Vertical
- 259 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 399 ft
- Reports
- 667
- Photos
- 90
- Ridden Counter
- 32,516
Popular Hale Education Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 5.0 • 1,477 ft • 37 ft • 895 •
This is a great piece of trail that, for the most part, rides like a fast and flowy singletrack with just enough elevation change to make it fun and flowy. While it is mostly an easy green trail, there are one or two shorth punchy...
• 100 ★ 4.0 • 1,109 ft • 7 ft • 760 •
Popular green difficulty family friendly singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 7 ft green climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 5.0 • 1,719 ft • 24 ft • 678 •
This short piece of singletrack is a fun, fast and flowy shoot down what can best be described as a rough gulley trail. It does not have much by the way of tech, other than what you would expect in a gulley trail. Fun and fast with many...
• 95 ★ 0.0 • 2,257 ft • 33 ft • 669 •
is a little more technical, hence the blue rating, but it is by no means a difficult trail. Most confident beginners will find it challenging but very manageable. In fact, many may rate it a hard green trail. It has a lot of modest rock...
• 90 ★ 0.0 • 1,693 ft • 34 ft • 636 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 34 ft green climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.
• 95 ★ 4.0 • 3,432 ft • 35 ft • 627 •
Recent construction has changed the start of this trail. Ride down the and look for the trail entering the woods on your left about 1/4 mile from the dumpsters. Great technical trail and would put on the easier side of difficult.
Hale Education Mountain Bike Routes
2025 Turkey Afterburner Blue Course Featured
12 miles • 799 ft • 18 • Loop •
2025 Turkey Afterburner Blue Course. Appropriate for Skill levels 4-6.
2025 Turkey Afterburner Black Course Featured
13 miles • 1,191 ft • 23 • Loop •
2025 Turkey Afterburner Black Course. Appropriate for Skill levels 6-8.
9 miles • 410 ft • 12 • Loop •
Route is appropriate for Skills Level 4-6, and for Adaptive riders seeking Advanced challenge. Route...
8 miles • 395 ft • 13 • Loop •
Appropriate for Skill levels 3-5.
4 miles • 218 ft • 5 • Loop •
2024 Turkey Afterburner Beginner + Family route
10 miles • 574 ft • 17 • Loop •
2024 Turkey Afterburner Intermediate route
Photos of Hale Education Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Powisset | Jun 8, 2026 @ 9:01am (America/New_York) Jun 8, 2026 | Ideal | mcourc | ||
| Loamy Roller | May 31, 2026 @ 6:25pm (America/New_York) May 31, 2026 | Ideal | valko206 EMBA-C2S | ||
| Nimrod's Rock Trail | May 31, 2026 @ 6:22pm (America/New_York) May 31, 2026 | Ideal | valko206 EMBA-C2S | ||
| Strawberry Hill Singletrack | May 31, 2026 @ 6:20pm (America/New_York) May 31, 2026 | Unknown | valko206 EMBA-C2S | ||
| Storrow Pond North | Apr 10, 2026 @ 11:13am (America/New_York) Apr 10, 2026 | Variable | madpirate | ||
| Ditch It! | Mar 28, 2026 @ 2:45pm (America/New_York) Mar 28, 2026 | Ideal | snarlymarley | ||
| Flowy Mellow Natural Jump Line | Mar 28, 2026 @ 2:45pm (America/New_York) Mar 28, 2026 | Ideal | snarlymarley | ||
| Little Bridges | Mar 28, 2026 @ 2:45pm (America/New_York) Mar 28, 2026 | Ideal | snarlymarley | ||
| Avoid the swamp | Mar 28, 2026 @ 2:45pm (America/New_York) Mar 28, 2026 | Ideal | snarlymarley | ||
| Butterfly Garden Crosscut East West | Mar 28, 2026 @ 2:45pm (America/New_York) Mar 28, 2026 | Ideal | snarlymarley |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wosier | comment | trail | activity #98820534 | Jul 9, 2026 @ 5:05pm 1 day |
| lDXAjXO | wishlist | route | activity #98553462 | Jul 5, 2026 @ 8:21pm Jul 5, 2026 |
| Jimmybro | vote | trail | activity #98544750 | Jul 5, 2026 @ 4:32pm Jul 5, 2026 |
| Bpfiste1 | wishlist | route | activity #98494644 | Jul 5, 2026 @ 6:25am Jul 5, 2026 |
| Bpfiste1 | wishlist | route | activity #98466122 | Jul 4, 2026 @ 6:29pm Jul 4, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This area is very cool and worth exploring | Jul 9, 2026 @ 5:05pm 1 day | ||
| trail | Not even remotely a green trail roots rocks... | Jun 29, 2026 @ 4:36pm Jun 29, 2026 | ||
| trail | Sorry but not flowy, maybe mellow and not a... | Jun 22, 2026 @ 7:15am Jun 22, 2026 | ||
| trail | Northern part of this trail past “avoid the... | Dec 21, 2025 @ 2:18pm Dec 21, 2025 | ||
| trail | If you like tech, you’ll love this. Reminds... | Dec 21, 2025 @ 2:12pm Dec 21, 2025 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noanet Woodlands | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1.2 km | |
| Satan's Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 km | |
| Lowell Woods | 8 | 2 | 1.9 km | ||
| Dedham Town Forest | 7 | 9 | 2.3 km | ||
| Needham Town Forest | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2.6 km |
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Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Reservation Skills Park | skill park | Westwood |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 103 | 33 miles | 3,077 ft | 13 miles | 259 ft | #660 | #250 | 89 | 667 | 22 | 12,589 | |
| E-Bike | 3 | 2,562 ft | 52 ft | 955 ft | 56 ft | 587 | 207 | |||||
| Gravel Bike | 21 | 13 miles | 860 ft | 4 miles | 171 ft | #753 | #383 | 33 | 95 | |||
| Adaptive Bike | 5 | 3 miles | 269 ft | 1 mile | 161 ft | #754 | #382 | 36 | ||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 2 | 4,393 ft | 108 ft | 2,694 ft | 98 ft | #753 | #383 | 3 | ||||
| Horse | 28 | 4 miles | 472 ft | 2 miles | 177 ft | #1,951 | #1,038 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Hike | 103 | 33 miles | 3,005 ft | 13 miles | 259 ft | #4,220 | #1,504 | 1 | 667 | 3 | 345 | |
| Trail Running | 103 | 33 miles | 3,091 ft | 13 miles | 259 ft | #3,234 | #861 | 667 | 3 | 680 | ||
| Snowshoe | 4 | 4,921 ft | 154 ft | 1,811 ft | 66 ft | #892 | #426 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 3 | 1,631 ft | 49 ft | 801 ft | 49 ft | #669 | #371 | 2 | 7 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Hale Education
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Hale Education?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Hale Education are:
- Ditch It! (4.4/5)
- Strawberry Hill Singletrack (4.4/5)
- High Rock Office (4.4/5)
- Cucchiara Loop (4.2/5)
- Lower Powisset (4.2/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Hale Education?
Based on ride log data, the most popular months to ride in Hale Education are:
- November (285 activities)
- May (221 activities)
- October (218 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Hale Education?
There are 8 parking locations listed in Hale Education. The most popular parking spots are: View all parking and trailhead locations on the map to plan your visit.
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What is the longest trail in Hale Education?
The longest trail in Hale Education is Storrow Pond at 1.7 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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