2 to 4 miles round trip, depending on route; Beginner to Moderate

If you’re short on time, Hawk Hill offers a gradual out-and-back climb up a woods road to the historic site of Old Brandon. For more of a workout, take the Red Clover Trail to the left following red blazes. Red Clover provides a single track loop and ascends higher up the ridge before descending to reconnect with the main woods road further east. Other trails are marked by different-color blazes.

Directions: Parking at the trailhead is limited. Pedal right from Brandon’s Central Park down Carver Street, turn left at Nickerson Road and immediately right onto Old Brandon Road. Follow this past farm fields to the beginning of the Hawk Hill Trails. (Distance from village center to start of Hawk Hill trail 2 miles.)