Ingram Park
The property is named in honor of Osborne Ingram’s father George Ingram. Together, these properties protect 27.4 acres of densely wooded wildlife habitat and with the Vendanta Center’s land, there is an almost 50 acre reservation and wildlife corridor spanning from the railroad tracks to Route 3A and from Beechwood Street to Brewster Road and Ledgewood Drive.
Sumner Smith Overlook
In November 1997 Martha J. E. Smith, widow of Sumner Smith Jr. a long-time Trustee, granted to the Trust .9 acres of land on the south side of Beach Street that offers a fair view of Little Harbor to the north. To the south this property abuts 1.5 acres of property owned by the Town of Cohasset. The land is somewhat wooded but almost completely occupied by a high ledge that sits on the roadway’s shoulder. There is a short walking path that affords a seasonal view of Little Harbor.
Barnes Wildlife Sanctuary
Together with Wheelright Park, the Cohasset Boy Scout Troop 28 retreat, and the the partially restricted privately-owned White family/Holly Hill Farm property, the Barnes Wildlife Sanctuary is an integral part of a 230 acre rare deep-forest core-habitat stretching from Jerusalem Road to Sohier Street and from Little Harbor to the western side of Forest Avenue.
Brass Kettle Conservation Area
These trails create an interesting network that starts at the parking area at the King Street trailhead, west to Wompatuck Park and then north to Whitney-Thayer Woods and Turkey Hill. The historic path, once called Great Lot Lane, linked Hingham and Cohasset and crosses two tributaries of Brass Kettle Brook which are bridged by rock slabs. A side trail leads to paths near Lily Pond. The many stonewalls seen from the path are reminders that the land was once cleared of trees by the grazing of livestock. Several of these walls follow the 18th century parcels of land along east-west property lines that comprised border when the was the town was divided into precincts. The National Heritage and Endangered Species Program identifies the entire property and much of its surroundings area as core habitat for rare species. There are more than 70 species of trees and plants inhabiting this woodland as well as a wide variety of animals and birds including grouse, partridge and deer.
This park has entrances located on both North Main St and Forest Ave. It contains 232 acres that include the Barnes Wildlife Sanctuary, the Cohasset Boy Scout Retreat and the Cornelia and Richardson White Woods of which are part of the hiking trails of Holly Hill Farm a privately owned organic farm that welcomes visitors on it's land and trails. There are maps of their hiking trails available for a small fee at the farm.
The Great Brewster Woods Trail.
Whitney and Thayer Woods hiking trails are a property of the Trustees of Reservations. These woods are in both towns of Cohasset and Hingham. The Cohasset entrance is on Rt 3A, the portion that is King St across from Sohier Rd. The property backs up to Wompatuck State Park in Hingham and contain the Turkey Hill Reservation (lies in both Cohasset and Hingham) and Weir River Farm of Hingham.
Pape Reservation
10 acre piece of land located off 3A in Cohasset. The conservation area is accessible from the Cohasset Water Treatment Facility parking lot. This is a very basic trail but does include access to Lily Pond and some quiet moments in the woods. Like many Cohasset and South Shore trails, you can expect to see some significant rock formations and stone walls criss-crossing the forest.