Lowell Holly Reservation Trail

Enjoy a walk through primarily wild woods and along scattered beaches. Lowell Holly was donated to the Trustees of Reservations in 1934 by Abbott Lawrence Lowell, former president of Harvard College. Except for the cart paths constructed by Dr. Lowell, the reservation has been left primarily in its wild state for the past 200 years. The beech trees are large and are quite different from the typical oaks and pines that cover so much of Cape Cod. Their smooth gray trunks stand out like sentinels guarding the peninsula. In winter the lower branches of the beech often retain their dried yellow-brown leaves, contrasting beautifully against the snow. It’s a special place where cool breezes coming off the waters of Wakeby Pond and Mashpee Pond pass over the large stand of massive beech trees that shade this peninsula dividing the two ponds. Small pockets of white, sandy beaches, more than 300 native American holly, and several kinds of rhododendrons are just some of the additional reasons to visit the reservation.