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Description

The Crime Lab/Horse Pond Rd. facility has two little league baseball diamonds.

Field Permit Information:

Field Request
Field use Policy
Field Maintenance
Field Permit Fill in Form
Field Permit Form

Driving Directions

59 Horse Pond Rd
Map Grid Location: K-06

Facilities at this Location

• Little League Field #1
• Little League Field #2
• Portable Restrooms (Seasonal)
• Parking Area

Photographs of this Facility

None

Groups who use this Facility

Sudbury Little League

Site Plan

The development rights for Cutting Farm were acquired by the town in 2004. Trails and a canoe launch are located on this land.

Cutting Farm is located on Route 27 North, adjacent to the Cutting Playing Field, just before the Maynard town line. The parcel includes a large scenic pond, forested areas, and a variety of trees and shrubs. Park in the Cutting Field parking lot. The trail entrance is in the back.

The Cutting property has been farmed by the Cutting family since the late 1600’s. In 2004, the Cutting family offered to preserve 55 acres of their parcel by selling a combination of land and an Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) to the Town of Sudbury. The public has access to the land covered by the APR on a network of trails. This includes access for passive recreational opportunities for Sudbury residents such as walking, cross country skiing, and canoeing on Cutting Pond. The Cutting property abuts the new Assabet River Wildlife Refuge and is a portion of a 3,000-acre wildlife corridor running north to south through the towns of Sudbury, Maynard, Marlboro, Hudson, and Stow.

Trail Challenges

The trails around Cutting Farm are wide and flat. There is some vegetation on the ground while walking to the pond. Otherwise, there are no difficulties in using the paths.

Trail Comments

• “The pond is incredible. It is really large and surrounded by trees.”
• “The pond area alone is worth visiting. People can canoe around it. It is really spectacular.”
• “When we walked the property, many trees and shrubs were in bloom. The scenery was really beautiful with lots of pink and white colors everywhere.”
• “Hikers can use the pond from many perspectives. Each vista was really wonderful. The pond is a great asset to the town.”

Trail Videos

   Cutting Farm – Highlights

   Cutting Farm – Trail Hike

Trail Photographs

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Description

The Cutting Field is an artificial turf field for soccer and lacrosse.

Field Permit Information:
Field Use Policy
Field Maintenance
Field Permit Fill in Form
Field Permit Form

Driving Directions

429 Maynard Rd
Map Grid Location

Facilities at this Location

• Soccer
• Lacrosse

Groups who use this Facility

Sudbury Youth Soccer
Sudbury Boy’s & Girl’s Lax
The New England Over-the-Hill Soccer League

Photographs of this Facility

Flynn Building Floorplan

Gallery

Purchased from William Hazen Davis by the Town of Sudbury in 1974, the Davis Farm Conservation Land is a 52-acre tract located in northeast part of town, on the southern side of North Road (Route 117), about a quarter mile east of the North Sudbury Fire Station. It adjoins the 29-acre Davis Field parcel, purchased by the Parks & Recreation Commission in 1975, and the 22-acre Cail Farm parcel, gifted to the Conservation Commission in 2006

Standing at not too great a distance from the parking area is the old farmhouse. This is thought to have been built circa 1715, making it one of the oldest buildings still gracing the northern part of Town. It once served as an inn for travelers along what was then the “Old Fitchburg Turnpike”. In the 18^th century it was purchased by Reuben Haynes, a farmer with roots in Sudbury stretching back to 1639.

A walking path connects the lot to the nearby Davis Field. This popular open area is notable for its role as a nesting spot for bobolinks, and as the site of Mass Audubon’s annual bird survey.

Beyond a vehicle access gate, a wide, flat, farm road winds its way south from the lot. About 800 feet along on the right lies a small meadow. This is the site of an on-going effort to cultivate native plant species that support the local pollinator population.

The road ultimately opens into an agricultural field located in the southeastern corner, near to Cold Brook. In keeping with tradition, a license to farm this area is held by a local farmer. Be alert! The access road and field are frequently traversed by tractors during the growing season. The field, pollinator meadow, and recreational field are all prime spots for birdwatching.

Ascending a moderate, open slope to the right of the field leads up an old toboggan run to the forested Hilltop Trail, which features a more uneven surface and a dense, mature canopy. Another trail connects hikers to what until 2023 was the railbed of the long-discontinued Framingham and Lowell Line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, soon to be the newest leg of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. This will connect trail users to other local attractions, like nearby Frost Farm Conservation Land, as well as points in Concord and beyond.

Trail Challenges

The primary trail at Davis Farm is wide and generally flat. The main trail in the forested area leading to the sledding slope and the main field is wide with small slopes in some areas. Walking the toboggan area involves a moderate, continuous slope. Trails within the forested area beyond the farming field contain some tree roots, rocks, and heavy vegetation.

Parking

A small parking lot serving trail users is located off of North Road, on the right as you pass Windmill Drive and the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail heading toward Concord. A gated farm road extends beyond the parking area. No motorized vehicles are allowed beyond this gate.

Trail Comments

• “The sledding slope is amazing …it’s really wide and long, and the perfect angle.”
• “In this area, you can clearly see more farming in Sudbury.”
• “The woods around the field are full of small trails and thick woods.”
• “There is a giant rock observation point near the parking lot, with great views.”
• “We saw deer near the edge of the woods.”
• “Most of the main trail is easy to walk with beautiful woods and streams.”

Trail Videos

   Davis Farm – Highlights

   Davis Farm – Trail Hike

Trail Photographs

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Description

The Davis Field facility has two large multipurpose fields.

Field Permit Information:
Field Request
Field use Policy
Field Maintenance
Field Permit Fill in Form
Field Permit Form

Driving Directions

195 North Rd
Map Grid Location: J-4

Facilities at this Location

• Soccer
• Lacrosse
• Football
• T-ball

Groups who use this Facility

Sudbury Youth Soccer
Sudbury Little League
Sudbury Boy’s & Girl’s Lax
Sudbury Youth Football and Cheer

Photographs of this Facility

Department of Public Works Building
275 Old Lancaster Road
Sudbury, MA
01776

Department of Public Works Building – Conference Room
275 Old Lancaster Road
Sudbury, MA 01776

Department of Public Works Building
275 Old Lancaster Road
Sudbury, MA
01776

Ephraim Curtis Middle School
22 Pratts Mill Road
Sudbury, MA 01776

Curtis 3D

Description

Curtis Middle School has a 60′ softball diamond, a 90′ baseball diamond, and a combination lacrosse/soccer field.

Field Permit Information:
Field Request
Field use Policy
Field Maintenance
Field Permit Fill in Form
Field Permit Form

Driving Directions

22 Pratt’s Mill Rd
Map Grid Location: H-07

Facilities at this Location

• Soccer
• Baseball
• Field Hockey
• Softball

Photographs of this Facility

Groups who use this Facility

Sudbury Youth Soccer
Babe Ruth Baseball
Sudbury Girls Softball
The New England Over-the-Hill Soccer League

Site Plan

Fairbank Community Center
Room SC124
1st Floor
40 Fairbank Road
Sudbury, MA 01776