Distance 1.75 Miles, options for more or less
Difficulty: Easy
Dogs allowed on Leash
We recently had some time to kill in Bedford. After picking up our favorite drinks from Flight Coffee we looked for a short hike. Thanks to Alltrails I found Van Loan Preserve Trail. Located off Wallace Road in Bedford is Benedictine Park. This is were you park. From here walk back down the entrance of the parking lot to Wallace Road. Cross Wallace Road to where the trail starts for Van Loan Preserve.
The trail starts out following some rock walls before heading into the woods.
A after a couple minutes walk there is a side trail marked to a dam. It was worth the short walk to check it out.
We walked back out to the main trail and crossed a fun little bridge.
There are options for different loops and side trails. The trails were well marked with signs and a few maps.
We walked out to checkout Genes View, a viewpoint overlooking a marsh.
Then we looped back to the parking lot via Anna and Pic Loop and the Van Loan Trail. We walked a total of 1.75 miles and really enjoyed the easy relaxing loop through the woods and would walk this trail again.
