To: Bluedot Living
From: The Staff at Mass Audubon/Felix Neck
Subject: Here are a few of our favorite trails
The Marsh Trail
Jessa Elsasser, Felix Neck Property Manager
My favorite trail at Felix Neck is the Marsh Trail. It takes you through several different terrains, making it feel like quite the adventure. It starts off woodsy, then goes to marsh-y, then beach-y, then everything all over again. It ends (or begins, depending on your direction) with a beautiful boardwalk stroll down to the duck blind overlooking the pond, where you can take a rest on the bench and get a secret peek at the swans and any other birds that might be around.
Josey Kirkland, Islands Education Manager
There are great views of the salt marsh and Senge from the Marsh Trail. A bird blind looks over a waterfowl pond for peaceful observations and meditation … it even takes you through a pine forest, so when the season is right you can look for warblers.
Sydney Pigott, Felix Neck Education Coordinator
I love taking students out to the salt marsh monitoring station to discuss the data that’s collected, view Sarson’s island, and grab some sea pickles.
Anne Ouwerkerk, Fern and Feather Preschool Director
I love walking by the pond, through the woods, over a stream, by the marsh, and being able to see Sengekontacket and the ocean at the end. You can see it all!
The Moffett Trail
Suzan Bellincampi, Islands Director
Here you might just find the best Island view around. The sky and water come together, extending beyond Sengekontacket Pond, over an island filled with birds, out to Nantucket Sound. Takes my breath away every time.
The Sassafras Trail
Liz Cosgrove, Office Manager
Throughout the year I love to wander down the Sassafras Trail to the inside shoreline of Sengekontacket. The picturesque footbridge over turtle pond is a wonderful place to take photos of the swans and ducks that paddle past. At the beach, there are plenty of little sea creatures such as hermit crabs, fiddler crabs, and minnows to watch as they go about their daily routine. Overhead during the season, you may spot an osprey with a fish in its claws, or a cormorant diving for its next meal. Walking the trail in the early morning is a great way to find peace and start the day fresh.
The Jessica Hancock Trail
Oliver Osnoss, Islands Property Manager
[I like] the changes in vegetation and habitat, the views out to the pond, and the hidden amphitheater. As a new staff member, I only recently discovered this trail; I still have not yet walked all the trails, but this one surprised me and stuck out for sure.
The Shad Trail
Liz Dengenis, Islands Operations Manager
After getting a glimpse of some painted turtles sunning on the pond, I love to turn onto the Shad trail and notice the ground beneath my feet slowly becoming more sandy as I search for blueberries and huckleberries starting to ripen (but leave for the birds). Emerging into Major’s Cove in Senge, greeted by some sea pickles and maybe a green heron, never gets old as I reach the end of the Shad Trail and stroll along the shoreline.
