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Hiking/Snowshoing/XCountry Skiing:
The 48 acre Wales Preserve is the result of two gifts to The Nature Conservancy by Ralph and Betty Wales. It is open for passive recreational, educational and scientific uses.
Wapack Trail - The Wapack Trail is a 21-mile skyline footpath from Mt. Watatic in Ashburnham, Massachusetts to North Pack Monadnock in Greenfield, New Hampshire. Completed in 1923,
it is the oldest interstate hiking trail in the Northeast.
The trail is well-marked and has three points of entry in Sharon: on Nashua Road (at the Temple line), on Temple Road (near the intersection of Greenleaf), and on Mountain Road (for the Berry Pasture
Trail). A Wapack Trail Guide is available via the Friends of the Wapack and can also be purchased at Eastern Mountain Sports in Peterborough.
 Tree Farms
According to Jonathan Nute, Extension Forester in Hillsborough County, Sharon has eight tree farms, totaling approximately 2,482 acres (as of 1/01).
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