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  • Forest Society Highlights Complete Vision For Rocks Estate

    January 20, 2021

    By Robert Blechl, Caledonian Record

    BETHLEHEM — The Bethlehem Planning Board has approved the site plan for the major renovation advancing at The Rocks Estate.

    On Jan. 13, town planners gave the green light to the plan to transform the stone barn known as the ...

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  • Plan for Forest Society North at The Rocks meets another milestone

    Anne Truslow
    January 20, 2021

    The building renovation is the central element of a multi-phased plan to re-envision The Rocks.

  • Forest Journal: The season to celebrate firs

    Anna Berry
    December 7, 2020

    Here in northern New England, Fir trees thrive in the cool, moist climate, and there are some 500 Christmas tree farms across our two states.

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Trails at The Rocks

No matter the season, there is plenty to explore — from the history of the place to its natural beauty — along the trails at The Rocks. Our extensive trails system is open daily, year-round, from dawn to dusk. Maps are available at our information kiosk, located adjacent to the parking lot. Dogs are welcome to accompany their humans on the trails, although we ask that you keep them leashed until you're on the trail.

The Forest Society also maintains trails at the nearby Bretzfelder Park and Sleeping Astronomer properties, as well as many other properties throughout the North Country. Our nonprofit organization has 190 reservations across the state totaling nearly 60,000 acres.

Christmas Tree Trail - .8 miles/Easy
The Christmas Tree Trail leads visitors through The Rocks Christmas tree plantation, with 15 numbered stops noting information about the property's past and present. The trail leads past wetland habitat, rows of Christmas trees, and artfully crafted stone walls, with panoramic views of the White Mountains along the way. 

  • Christmas Tree Trail Map (2.26 MB PDF)

Michael A. Gozzo Trail - 4.6 miles/Varied
This varied trail is named for the late Michael A. Gozzo, who loved hiking and the White Mountains. The trail meanders through The Rocks, crossing managed woodland and overgrown apple orchards, and skirting beaver ponds and wetland habitat.

Hikers may explore this trail as one long loop or by selecting one or more of the various spurs:

  • 1.8-mile/ Moderate - Gozzo Rocks Loop begins and ends at The Rocks and includes the Beaver Pond Loop.
  • .67-mile (one-way)/Difficult - Gozzo Trail to South Road - This spur of the trail leads steeply from the beaver pond to South Road.
  • 1.5-mile/Moderate - Gozzo South Road Loop begins and ends at the South Road parking area.
  • Michael A. Gozzo Trail Map (51 KB PDF)
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