The 77-acre Mortimer Wright Preserve was purchased by the Town of Groton in 1989.
The southern entrance is located at 360 Groton Long Point Road (Route 215) and offers a wide, flat trail suitable for an easy hike. Trails end at privately-owned parcels. The trail that branches to the left, leads through a rugged area on top of the moraine and eventually into The Merritt Family Forest.
The Mortimer Wright Preserve is part of the X-Town Trail, a six-mile trail that connects Bluff Point State Park to Town's End Preserve. It borders other town-owned land and connects trails in Haley Farm State Park to those in The Merritt Family Forest, owned by the Groton Open Space Association (GOSA), via the X-Town Trail.
For a map of the trails in the Mortimer Wright Preserve, visit the Groton Parks and Recreation website.
From I-95 take Exit 88. Head south on Route 117. Turn left onto Fort Hill Road and then turn right onto Groton Long Point Road. Mortimer Wright Preserve is on the left. Parking is available at the intersection of Groton Long Point Road and Brook Street across from trail head.
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