Name: Destruction Brook Woods, Dartmouth, MA / Moderate Hike
Start: 2025-11-28T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-28T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Destruction Brook Woods Trailhead

**NOTE: Rhode Island Hiking Club Meetup events are only open to RIHC members who have RSVPed successfully to this event in Meetup.**

This event is for hikers with previous level 2 hikes.

**Warning:** This is an *exploratory hike* for me. I have not hiked this reserve before so I will be learning as we go: 5-7 miles

Before signing up for this event, please read and understand the entire Write-Up and the Liability Waiver. **By signing up for this event you agree to the terms of the Liability Waiver.**

Please be aware ticks are active this time of year and remember to take precautions against them to protect yourself.

**Duration** \- 3\.5 Hrs\.
**Event level** \- 3 due to distance and terrain
**Distance** \- 5\-7 miles \+\- at a 2\-2\.5 mph pace with few stops
**Blaze Orange** \- Required

[Description of Levels and Q/A](https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1LEs6y9VWXVB-4ITi6EICGGViepzu6Cm5sR37jsbH7xo/mobilebasic)

Destruction Brook Woods is DNRT’s largest Reserve and offers a variety of walks along what remains of the old Duff estate’s bridle paths. The 280-acre property was purchased in 2000 by DNRT and The Trustees of Reservations. The property includes miles of walking trails, mature woodlands that include American Beech and Atlantic White Cedar, unusual rock ledges covered with many interesting ferns and lichens, and Destruction Brook itself, once a major source of power for the mills of Russell’s Mills. Additional information can be obtained at [Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust - Destruction Brook Woods](https://dnrt.org/destructionbrook/)

[Trail map](https://dnrt.org/wp-content/uploads/Dartmouth_Destruction_Brook_MAY2020-R1.pdf)

The hike will be at a moderate, steady pace with few breaks, and will follow multiple trails, working our way around the Reserve.

Bring plenty of water, a snack, bug spray, waterproof shoes, and dress appropriately for the weather.

Required:
WATER. Hydrate before this hike and bring at least 1 liter of water.

Liability Waiver: As a condition of your voluntary participation in this activity you acknowledge and agree to the following: this activity involves inherent risks that can cause property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death to participants and/or others; you assume all risk associated with this activity; you are responsible for having the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, clothing, and equipment to safely participate in this activity; you know and will follow the Hiker Responsibility Code described at [www.hikesafe.com](http://www.hikesafe.com/) ([http://www.hikesafe.com/](http://www.hikesafe.com/)); the leader(s) of this activity are volunteers; and you for yourself, your heirs, executors, and administrators release, hold harmless, and indemnify the leader(s) and all members of this group from any and all claims for property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death - including those caused by negligence and/or other reasons. RIHC will not be held responsible for any implications of COVID-19 including and not limited to the transmission, spread, death due to any circumstance.

Safety First!

Kirk

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