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Pennywise Preserve

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Size

123.7 acres

Description

175 acres located between the neighborhoods along the Vineyard Haven and West Tisbury Roads were purchased cooperatively by the land bank and the town of Edgartown. The significant portion — 123.7 consolidated acres of frost bottom and scrub oak — is under land bank care, via a conservation restriction from the town to the land bank.

Universal Access

Hardened trail and level meadows
  • Difficulty rating: Moderate
  • Trail: 350’ of hardened trail and level meadow walking
  • Points of Interest: Views of frost bottom and grassland restoration project
  • Benches: 1

Access

Trailhead located at the far end of South 18th Street in Arbutus Park.

Historical Highlights

  • an ancient way called “Tar Kiln Path” crosses the preserve; production of pitch, or tar, for use in caulking the seams of ships and preserving ropes is an ancient industry and once an important industry on Martha’s Vineyard.

Trail / Property Map