-1 Sawmill Road, Paxton, Massachusetts
-visited July 2017
-maybe 2 miles if do all the trails
-easy
-porta potty / outhouse
-nearby: Cascading Park
-notes:
-big dirt parking lot at the end of the road, free
-big sign for park at beginning of road, as well as a trailhead map at the parking area
-big field to start, all sun, trails are mainly shade except for by the mill and the field
-can walk a paved road or wooded trails
-some small inclines / stepping but very minimal, small hills
-lots of dragonflies and mini frogs
-tons of rhododendron plants, all trails are lined with them, visit in june?
-lots of bugs
-has a restored mill, three waterfalls (ok in low water but should go after rain), old foundations, a few bridges, a lake, some picnic tables, and some lawn chairs
-trails are easy and fairly flat with minimal stepping
-a couple of post signs but otherwise trails are unmarked, fairly easy to follow though
-use "artist overlook" to get good views of the mill and the natural waterfall
-two waterfalls are man made (dams)
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