Ghiloni Park, Marlboro
The address is 239 Concord Road in Marlboro, MA. The direct loop is approximately 0.5 miles.
The trail to this Trinket Hunt starts from near the FitCore Equipment Playground near the Basketball Court:
- Starting past the FitCore Parkour Equipment follow the trail towards the soccer fields on the left, you’ll go past the Nature Trail Informational Kiosk on your left – see how long the trails are here and consider continuing on after you’ve found your Trinket Box!
- Take the Paved path past two benches on the right-hand side, towards a Black Iron Picnic table – stop for a quick snack if you need to already!
- Walking down this past you can peak through the leaves for a glimpse of water, this is a Vernal Pool – this means it’s a temporary woodland pond that hosts lots of amphibians in the springtime!
- Continue on the path past the soccer fields – feel free to kick around a soccer ball if you brought one!
When you’re near the Gray and Black picnic tables you’re near your destination!
- Walk the large gravel path of the Pollinator Garden that was a Girl Scout Silver Award by two Marlboro Cadettes a few years ago!
- Check out the native plants that help bees and butterflies survive here!
- Bee on the lookout for a Carolina Rose Bush to find your treasure! You may even spot a fairy house in the gardens, don’t scare away the fairies though!
- You can exit the Pollinator Garden and return the way you came, or follow the trail by taking a right out of the Pollinator Garden through the trees onto the paved path through the tall pines.
- Turn right at the fork in the path to head back towards the parking lot, or turn left to keep exploring the trails!
Ghiloni Park also has a splash pad, softball, baseball and soccer fields, as well as a playground, Dek hockey rink and basketball courts. Public restrooms are available and dogs are welcome on the trails.