Kennard Park and Conservation Area

Overview

This is a post-agricultural forest grown up on 19th century farmland. The mixed and conifer woodlands reveal colonial stone walls, a red maple swamp with century-old trees, and a Sensitive Fern marsh.

The park has a wooded hillside with puddingstone and Brighton Volcanic outcrops. Pigeon Hill is a woodland with a circular stone wall. The conservation area protects the South Meadow watershed. The house is the headquarters of the Newton Parks and Recreation Department, and is not open to the public.

Size: Park: 16 acres; Conservation area: 32.2 acres Longest Walk: 1.7 miles, on loop including Lost Pond Acquired: Park: 1982; Conservation area: 1978

Longer Walks that include this property:
From the Charles River to Newton Centre

Maps

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Get here by MBTA: see Lost Pond page for directions by MBTA

Other maps and aerial photos:

Bing Maps bird’s-eye view

Newton Assessor

Connects to: Lost Pond

Trail Map

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GPS Enabled Trail Map

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