F. Gilbert Hills State Forest is a 1,027-acre, pine and oak Massachusetts state forest located in the towns of Foxborough and Wrentham. The forest, which is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, was named for a former State Forester and employee.
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Pretty good overall As of today though some trails are overgrown, due for a trim otherwise you will get ticks on you as you brush by long grass and bushes. Mosquitoes can be bad as some areas are marshy.
Many people have their dogs off leash, most of the dogs are the smiley happy kind that just want to say hi, but some people don't like that either.
The dirt bike path is very rocky, some kid had to be airlifted out because of injuries last week. very easy to wedge a wheel and take a tumble down an incline onto rocks. The yellow marked bike bike path looks really hard for mountain bikes, but I see a couple people on it.
The trails can go from easy to tough along the same route, so be prepared or just be ready to turn around if you have wrong shoes or whatever. Some trails are very rocky, like make your feet numb rocky if you don't have thick midsoles.
maps are available as of now at the main station, kind of handy if you go far, otherwise you can get a little lost, only some trails are marked. The maps are just wrong too, so stick to the main paths unless you are prepared to get lost for a bit.
The Bathroom is always locked!!!!! That is just wrong to have bathrooms for people and have them be locked. As a guy this is not a problem for me, I just need a big rock to hide behind, but for others this could be a big issue if you were planning...
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Ok so we went and did the little 1.5 mile loop today and it was a beautiful trail, beautiful nature but OMG the bugs were horrible. We’ve done a lot of hiking in our time but have never seen something as bad as this was today. Now I don’t know if it is like this all the time but if so we would never hike this place. We are from Florida and have never been attached by bugs as bad. It was so thick that you were getting them in your mouth. Will not go back here. It was clean and it was close to the camp site we are on. You can also ride your bike on it as well. Great but the...
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Very nice hiking spot. We have 2 young children and a small dog and they loved it. It is very clean and has a nice picnic area at the entrance. Be warned as there is hunting you want to make sure you are safe. A bright or reflective vest for animals and pay attention to any hunting signs. We heard quite a bit of shooting and even saw a couple of hunters. Safety first. That aside the hiking was very pleasant. The trails were very well marked and the terrain is great for light hiking. ...
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