Palmer-Bartell Forest

Distance: 2 Mile Loop

Difficulty: Easy side of Moderate

Located on Route 13 in Brookline near the Milford town line is the Palmer-Bartell Forest. This trail has off road parking with a kiosk. The trail starts out very wide.

It crosses the rail trail that goes between Milford and Brookline. After crossing the rail trail the path narrows and starts gradually up hill.

I was surprised with how much incline there was. The trails are not well marked. There was some signs, but I did have to use my All Trails App to determine which trails I wanted to hike. If you do not have that app I recommend printing out a map with bring with you. Despite the trails not being marked well, they are maintained well.

My daughter and I did the loop around the Balanced Rock Trail. We did walk along the power lines for several hundred feet There is not much of a view.

We encountered a couple small rock scrambles.

Since we live in New Hampshire a hike is not complete without seeing at least once rock wall.

The loop we did was a little over two miles. There are several other options of trails to explore if you wanted a longer hike. Due to some inclines and small rock scrambles I would not recommend this trail for young kids unless they are good hikers. Good for all other ages and hiking abilities.