Let’s Hike at Mercy Mount

This will be a slow steady pace with a couple of stops along the way. We will stop
half way for a snack.

In 2018 the religious order of Sisters of Mercy sold 229 acres of open space to the Town of Cumberland. 18 acres are to be developed into athletic fields and the remaining 211 acres will remain as undeveloped open space. A vista overlooking the forest and reservoir is at the southeast tip of the trail loop. The section of trail between Sumner Brown Rd and Highland View Road was an apple orchard until the 1950'
The Ridge Trail has vistas at the southeast and northeast sections. Some of the Ridge Trail and most of the red blazed connecting trails are wide farmers cart paths. The athletic field area was formerly a dairy farm and the farmers cart paths connected cattle pastures and wood lots to the barns and farmhouse.