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About the Bear Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary

Description of Trails

About the Newfound Audubon Center

The Newfound Audubon Center includes Paradise Point Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, the Hebron Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, and the Bear Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary. The nature center at Paradise Point and the Audubon Nature Store at the Hebron Marsh Sanctuary are open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., from July 1 to September 1. The store is open 1-4 p.m. on Sundays. Educational programming is provided for adults and children at Paradise Point and Hebron Marsh in the summer; call the Center at 744-3516 (July-August) or 224-9909 (September-June) for information. Programs for groups are available. Sanctuary trails are open dawn to dusk year-round.

Visitor Information

Directions
  1. Please do not collect or in any way disturb plants or animals.
  2. Please keep to marked trails.
  3. Please respect private property.
  4. Only foot travel is permitted--no horses, bicycles, or motor vehicles.
  5. Motor boats are prohibited.
  6. Pets must be on a short leash and controlled at all times.
  7. Hunting, firearms, camping, fires, and swimming are prohibited.
  8. Please carry out all trash and litter.
  9. Be prepared for country walking.
Directions
  1. From Bridgewater, drive north on Route 3A for 9 miles toward East Hebron. Just past East Hebron, turn left onto North Shore Road.
  2. From Plymouth, drive South on Route 3A to the juncion of North Shore Road just north of East Hebron, and turn right onto North Shore Road.
  3. Drive about 2.6 miles on North Shore Road (past Audubon's Paradise Point and Hebron Marsh Wildlife Sanctuaries) to Hebron.
  4. In Hebron, turn left onto West Shore Drive and drive 0.4 miles; the trailhead is on the right.
  5. Park on Cross Street, one-tenth mile north of the trailhead.

Here is a trail map of the sanctuary. However, this is a large graphic image and may take a long time to download. There is also a Trail Guide of the sanctuary in PDF format. .
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