Federal Hill Trails — Attraction in Milford

I thought 🤔 I was visiting Monson Center and I had a Charlie Brown having the football 🏈 being pulled away by Lucy Van Pelt at the last second and flying in the air yelling 🤯"Aarg!" and landing on my back moment when Google Maps asked me what I thought 💭 of Federal Hill Trails! Extensive! Well maintained! Colorful! Thesaurus! Adjectives! Expansive! Spacious! Oh, confusing! The trail starts at the parking 🅿️ area, which filled up quickly and there is a map 🗾 posted on a tree. Take a picture of it!! We referred to it often! We encountered signs that pointed to specific trails, signs indicating private property, a few spray painted arrows on the ground, occasional markers on the trees, another map 🗺️, a dried pond, not named Amy, piles of stones, not Rolling, a pile of asphalt, a trail with power lines and lots of old property marker stone walls. We walked most of Michaela's Way and Loop ➰ Trail. We walked through other trails by accident. My friend, she used her GPS to try to find the parking area. We knew where we were going and could see the parking 🅿️ area but had to walk along the road because we couldn't cross private property. I was enjoying myself but my kids were not into it. My son pointed out that we had seen only one bird and he isn't a fan of birds. All of the trails were well maintained and you could push a wheelchair on the trails. We occasionally met other people. There are a few benches to sit at. There was no litter 🚯. There was shade that gave us cool areas and shelter from the hot 🥵 sun ☀️. The trails need to be marked better and I hope they can post historical information along the trails or at the entrance. Bring water 💦!! We did and my kids were glad! Walking shoes 👟 will suffice. The trails can be used for snowmobiles and 🎿 skiing in the winter ❄️. All terrain vehicles and bikes🚲 the rest of the year. If you want a quiet and long walk with a scenic drive to visit the trails, I recommend...

There's so many choices to wander around on. In the spring/summer there are beautiful wild flowers planted all over. There's a little bit of everything you want in a trail area. Not usually too busy, but even when the parking lot is full there are a lot of options and I rarely run into others. My children also like these trails. Some are long but you can decide how far to go for...

These trails are snowmobile trails, they are well marked and wide. Much of the loop is flat, with about 25% having modest grades. Hike as much or as little as you want. Many varieties of trees, wild flowers and mushrooms. Many streams. A pleasant area. It is right on the Milford/Amherst line. Adequate parking for...