A short, easy loop trail on a 13-plus acre town-owned parcel behind the Butterick Municipal Building on Park Street, donated to Sterling around 1924 by Mary Ellen Butterick, daughter of the dress-pattern inventor Ebenezer Butterick, on the condition the land stay green space. A side trail visits the well-preserved colonial-era Town Pound.
What to expect
Parking
Free lot free · unconfirmed
Trails
Just under 0.5 miles round trip including a side trail to the historic Town Pound; rated easy, with some stone steps.
Dogs
Dogs are allowed provided owners clean up after them.
Accessibility
4 designated HP parking spaces in the adjacent Town Hall lot and ADA-accessible restrooms inside that building; the trail itself, with stone steps, is not ADA accessible.
Managed by
Sterling Conservation Commission
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On site
Restroom
Adjacent Town Hall building
Common questions
Under half a mile round trip and rated easy, though there are stone steps at the start.
Yes, shared parking with Town Hall behind the Butterick Building, though it gets tighter during business hours.
Where do I park at Butterick Nature Trail?
Free lot (free).
Can I bring my dog to Butterick Nature Trail?
Dogs are allowed provided owners clean up after them.
Is Butterick Nature Trail wheelchair accessible?
4 designated HP parking spaces in the adjacent Town Hall lot and ADA-accessible restrooms inside that building; the trail itself, with stone steps, is not ADA accessible.