About the Property
A delightful 2-mile loop trail encircles the mixed-wood forest at the Langenau Forest. The trail begins by skirting the edge of a scenic pond before heading into hemlock and spruce woodlands. As you hike around the pond, look for signs of beaver, including chewed stumps and bank slides where beavers regularly scoot on their bellies into the water. About halfway around the loop, there are nice views to the southwest along the property’s boundary. The trail system also connects to the Sunapee- Ragged Kearsarge Greenway Trail and the Pleasant Lake High Trail, which serve as extended hiking options.
Please see our Visitor Use Guidelines page for a complete list of rules and regulations for Forest Society reservations.
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***Note: All trails on Reney Forest are temporarily closed and are not expected to be open again until December 2024 due to a forest management project. To learn more about this and other forest management projects, visit Recent Forestry Projects or Cutting for Conservation***
Like much of the region, the slopes of Barton Hill were cleared for farm pastures and timber by the mid 1800s. The abandonment of hill farms allowed this land to gradually revert to a forest of poplar, white birch, and pine.
More than 100 years ago, the rugged natural beauty of Land Sunapee’s shores inspired American author and diplomat John M. Hay to build a summer retreat in Newbury. John Hay had been a private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and secretary of state under two presidents (William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt).