Harwich's Town Forest is South Harwich water-supply land managed jointly for wellfield protection and passive recreation, part of the larger 341-acre Chatham Town Forest and Harwich Water Department Lands complex that straddles the Harwich/Chatham line and is bisected by the Cape Cod Rail Trail.
What to expect
Trails
Crossed by the Cape Cod Rail Trail; the broader trail network is shared with adjoining Chatham Town Forest land and isn't separately mapped.
Managed by
Town of Harwich Water Department
Worth knowing
- About 193 of the complex's 341 total acres lie in Harwich, with the remaining 148 in Chatham; the land's primary purpose is protecting the towns' drinking-water wells off Chatham Road and Depot Road.