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Ward Reservation
The Ward Reservation is a open space reserve located in Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, 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 of trails and former woods roads available for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and cross country skiing; it is also a link in the 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 long. Hills on the reservation include Shrub Hill, Boston Hill, and the 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 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 main reservation trailhead and parking area is located on Prospect Road in Andover. There is also access and parking at Brightview on Turnpike Street in North Andover via Boston Hill.
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