NSRWA Walking Club - Jacobs Pond Conservation Area

NSRWA Walking Club – Jacobs Pond Conservation Area
Saturday, May 10
10:00-11:30am

Please join the NSRWA Walking Club on May 10th from 10 to 11:30 a.m as we meet to explore the Jacobs Pond Conservation Area. This site features 189 acres of Norwell Conservation land with an extensive trail system around the north, east, and west sides of the 60-acre pond.

The area itself is known as Assinippi. The name, given by early native inhabitants, means “rocky water.” There was a Native American settlement here prior to European contact, and there is a Native American burial ground across the street at the Union Cemetery.

The pond was originally called Snapper (or Snapper) Pond. “Snapper/Snappet” was a play on the word “Assinippi.” Later it was named for the Jacobs family, whose farmhouse, barn, and hay fields are located across Jacobs Lane (now overseen by Norwell’s Conservation and Historic Commissions).

From the Jacobs Lane parking area, a dirt road leads to the pond and the trails. The trails are mostly dirt, but there are also some boardwalks that traverse wetlands. Some of the trails are very rooty. Along the western side of the pond, the trail follows an esker ridge.The headwaters for Third Herring Brook are located north of Jacobs Pond, in the southern portion of Valley Swamp. Third Herring Brook exits the pond from the southern side, at the dam. The brook forms the border between Norwell and Hanover, and flows into the North River downstream of the old stone bridge on Washington Street.

Click here for directions.

Click here for a trail map.

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While we love dogs, NSRWA’s walks are dog-free in consideration for all participants. Please leave your pooches at home.

The Walking Club is looking for guest hosts. If you would like to lead a walk on a local trail that you love, please contact Theresa Delahunt at volunteercoordinator@nsrwa.org, or visit our website.