Between Boston and Providence, only Great Blue Hill, at 635 feet, is taller than 466-foot Moose Hill. Six miles of trails lead to summit fields, where grassland birds have found a home. The property’s wooded hillsides still shelter some mature specimens of the American Chestnut tree, a species that once dominated forests in the eastern United States. Look for the trees’ familiar, spiny-husked nuts, which traditionally nourished wild turkey and white-tailed deer, both of which call the farm home today.

Cellar holes, foundation edges, stone walls, and open fields reflect agricultural trends in Massachusetts, which evolved from homesteading to sheep farming to dairy during the 18th and 19th centuries.

The main farmhouse is home to the Cooperative Nature School at Moose Hill Farm, a year-round, nature-based preschool. The child-driven, outdoor-oriented learning environment cultivates exploration, compassion, and community, where students make daily explorations of the surrounding pastures, meadows, woodlands, and wetlands.

The Sharon Community Garden is also located within Moose Hill Farm and offers community members the opportunity to grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers in an active agricultural landscape. The garden builds on the long agricultural history of this special place and provides residents with a place to grow food while participating in the stewardship of a working farm.

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Six miles of trails bring you from the farmstead through restored woodlands to hillside hayfields and pastures; from the upper hayfield, you’ll discover sweeping views of Great Blue Hill and the Boston skyline. Grassland birds call the summit fields home, while the wooded hillsides still shelter mature specimens of the American chestnut tree, a species that once dominated forests in the eastern United States. Look for the trees’ familiar, spiny-husked nuts, which traditionally nourished wild turkey and white-tailed deer, both of which call the farm home today.

When To Visit
Daily, sunrise to sunset. Allow a minimum of one hour.

Admission
FREE to all.

396 Moose Hill Street
Sharon, MA 02067

Get directions on Google Maps.

From Points North: I-95 South to Exit 21. At end of exit turn left onto Coney St. At light, turn right onto High Plain St, then left on Moose Hill St. Drive 1.0 mi. to entrance on right.

From Points South: I-95 North to Exit 19 (Rt. 1 North). Turn right onto High Plain St. (Rt. 27), then right onto Moose Hill St. Drive 1.0 mi. to entrance on the right.

There is a trail map posted on a kiosk in the parking lot.

We recommend that you take a photo of the map on your phone so you can refer to it during your visit, or download a trail map before you head out.

• Access to the community garden is for plot holders (Sharon residents) only. A nature-based preschool utilizes the main house as well as trails and fields. Please avoid areas being used by school children.
• Dogs are allowed, on-leash. Please clean up after your pets.
• Authorized seasonal bow hunting is allowed on this reservation with written permission for a limited number of hunters through a deer management program administered by The Trustees. Per MassWildlife regulations, hunting is permitted from the first Monday in October through December each year, from ½ hour before sunrise all day until ½ hour after sunset, Monday through Saturday. Hunting is not allowed on Sundays. Signage is posted at the property listing safety precautions and requirements. Learn more about hunting on Trustees properties. Any questions may be directed to The Trustees at Info@TheTrustees.org.
• PHOTOGRAPHY: We ask that photographers or their clients become Contributing Level Members before conducting portrait sessions at this property. Click here for more information, and to request permission for any portrait sessions. The Trustees of Reservations reserves the right, and may give permission to its designated photographers and videographers, or to outside media, to photograph or video visitors and program participants at all its facilities and properties.