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Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust
PO Box P17
404 Elm Street
Dartmouth, MA 02748

Tel: 508-991-2289

Land Management | Destruction Brook Woods Reserve

 

Donor : Purchased by DNRT and The Trustees of Reservations

Acreage : 283.8

Location : Between Fisher and Slades Corner Roads, near Russells Mills Village

Year Acquired : 2000

Access Point : Parking lots on Slade’s Corner Road and Woodcock and Fisher Roads

Directions : To parking lot on Slade's Corner Road: From the intersection of Faunce Corner Mall Road and Route 6, go south on Old Westport Road, then bear left onto Chase Road to its end.  Go right on Russells Mills Road and follow 1 mile to Russells Mills Village.  At Davoll's General Store, take a right onto Slades Corner Road.   The Destruction Brook Parking lot will be on your right after about 1 mile.  
Click here to see approximate location of parking lot on Google Maps.

Volunteer Steward : Jeff Graber and Allen Manley

Trail Map (jpg file - for best printing, save to your computer first)
Destruction Brook Woods Brochure (pdf file)

 

 
Reserve Amenities:
 
 
 

 
Description:
The property includes miles of walking trails, mature woodlands that include American Beech and Atlantic White Cedar, unusual rock ledges covered with many interesting ferns and lichens, and Destruction Brook itself, once a major source of power for the mills of Russells Mills.
 

Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust