Take a walk along Hamlin Reservation’s gently rolling fields and marsh meadows, where bobolinks and small mammals thrive on former farmland. A historic dike once connected Eagle Island to the mainland, so livestock could graze the island’s pastures. Today, you can follow a causeway to the island, which is covered by a white pine, oak, and hickory forest. The back side of the island overlooks extensive open marsh—a remote landscape isolated from the modern world. Wading birds hunt for fish here, one of the least-disturbed parts of the entire 25,000-acre Great Marsh.

A one-mile loop trail circles a landscape covered by a forest of white pine, oak, and hickory, revealing the remnants of stone walls that were built along its perimeter

WHEN TO VISIT
Daily, sunrise to sunset. Allow a minimum of half an hour.

ADMISSION
FREE to all.

Argilla Road
Ipswich, MA 01938

Get directions on Google Maps.

From Rt. 128 Exit 20A, follow Rt. 1A North for 8 mi. to Ipswich. Turn right onto Rt. 133 East and follow for 1.5 mi. Turn left onto Northgate Rd. and follow for 0.5 mi. Turn left onto Argilla Rd. and follow for 0.2 mi. to entrance and parking (10 cars) on right.

There is a property map posted on a kiosk in the parking area.

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.

• Dogs are allowed on-leash only.
• Authorized seasonal bow hunting is allowed on this reservation 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 CastleHill@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.