A 173-acre MassWildlife Wildlife Management Area on Leverett's highest ground, part of a much larger 3,486-acre conservation restriction (with Shutesbury) permanently protecting Brushy Mountain's forest in 2012.
What to expect
Trails
Brushy Mountain Loop, roughly 4.4 miles, moderately challenging, open year-round.
Dogs
Dogs must be leashed on Wildlife Management Area land statewide; off-leash only when hunting or hunt-training with a licensed hunter or in a permitted field trial, and handlers must pick up waste in and near parking areas. This statewide…
Accessibility
Unpaved woodland trail/loop; not wheelchair accessible.
Birdwatching
Allowed year-round
Managed by
MassWildlife
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- In May 2012, Governor Deval Patrick attended an event marking the permanent conservation of 3,486 contiguous acres on Brushy Mountain, at the time the largest conservation restriction on privately owned land in Massachusetts history.
Common questions
Yes, Brushy Mountain WMA is managed for regulated public hunting in season.
Is this the same as the Brushy Mountain conservation restriction?
No. The 173-acre WMA is a MassWildlife-owned parcel; it sits within a much larger, separately owned 3,486-acre conservation restriction covering private forestland across Leverett and Shutesbury.
Can I bring my dog to Brushy Mountain Wildlife Management Area?
Dogs must be leashed on Wildlife Management Area land statewide; off-leash only when hunting or hunt-training with a licensed hunter or in a permitted field trial, and handlers must pick up waste in and near parking areas. This statewide WMA rule overrides the town's leash-or-voice-control default.
Is Brushy Mountain Wildlife Management Area wheelchair accessible?
Unpaved woodland trail/loop; not wheelchair accessible.
What rules should I know at Brushy Mountain Wildlife Management Area?
Wear blaze orange during hunting seasons; this WMA is managed in part for regulated hunting. Motorized vehicles restricted to designated access; check MassWildlife WMA rules for this property.