This is a short hike through the Pauline Murdock Wildlife Management Area follows the Boquet River, into forest and floodplains. The 68.5-acre Wildlife Management Area was gifted to the state in 1974 by Robert B. Murdock, in memory of his wife Pauline. Hunting and trapping are not permitted at this WMA.

Key takeaways

• Distance: 0.7 miles round trip
• Elevation gain: 75 feet
• Hike includes a bridge

Hiking the Pauline Murdock trail

This family-friendly walk is straightforward, marked, and takes you through a beautiful, conserved tract of land in Elizabethtown. The start is steep, but soon levels off for the rest of the way.

In the winter

This trail can be accessed in the winter for both snowshoeing and cross-country skiing,

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How to get there

From Elizabethtown, head north on Route 9 and turn right on Elizabethtown-Wadhams Road, which is also Route 8. The trailhead is on the right, about a quarter mile north of the bridge over the Boquet River.