Wellesley Outside

Spanning 2.3 miles from Maugus Ave to the Nehoiden Golf Course, the Fuller Brook Path is a staple for Wellesley residents. It’s newly renovated terrain provides an easily accessible walking path for people of all ages, bikers, dog-walkers, and troves of track stars. Running parallel to Washington Street, it also provides an eco-friendly and relaxing alternative route to cross town. The path can be accessed at any of the various roads that intersect it —check the map for the most convenient intersection for you.

 

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For those looking to exercise outside, this is the path for you! Consider parking at the Track Lot, jogging the path to the end and back, then hitting the Wellesley Track for some sprints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Though the Brook Path is incredibly well integrated among the houses, and follows parallel to Washington St.'s busy shops, it remains a sanctuary for many interesting plants in Animals. See if you can spot carp — some up to a foot long! — swimming upstream to spawn in late April. In the summer and fall, look out for snails, muskrats, turtles, and even the occasional blue heron.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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While we here at Wellesley Outside love all plants, we are also very cautious of those that disrupt local ecosystems. Keep your eyes open for invasive species such as Norway Maple’s and Knotweed. Thanks to the town's recent restoration project, the brook now has less of those pesky plants around.

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If you've reached the end of the path at Maugus Ave. and still need more ~nature~, walk up to Maugus hill! See our Centennial Reservation post to learn more. Or at the other end join the Sudbury path and walk past the Waban arches towards Elm Bank... post to come.

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