Little River Fulling Mill Site
and Walking Trail

CHPT has been working diligently to upgrade the Little River trail. Thanks to a generous donation of stone from the Buffumville Army Corp. of Engineers, volunteers began laying the stone dust on the trail and marked the trail with blue blazes.

CHPT contacted the Worcester County Sheriff's Office and received assistance from the Community Service Program. Officer David Whitney and his crew worked diligently for 3 days to lay crushed stone along the 1/2 mile trail, clear high grass and weeds at the trailheads, and landscape the trailheads for better visibility and accessibility to the public. In addition, they installed a bridge and used available stones and downed trees to further stabilize the trail. Trail improvements have resulted in making the path safer for walkers, controlling erosion, exposing the existing flora and fauna, and generally creating a more scenic walk along Little River. The parking area was also cleaned up resulting in less obstruction from overgrown vegetation. The trail can be accessed off the parking area or off of Buffum Road. Print trail map.

The Fulling Mill ruins at Little River represent an immensely important piece of Charlton's history. The rugged walking trail is open to the public for passive recreation limited to non-motorized use. It meanders along the river and passes close to the mill ruins stonework. The Little River trail connects to both the Midstate Trail and the trail system at Buffumville Lake which means walkers and hikers can spend hours enjoying the area! CHPT will maintain the Little River trail and mill site on this property, but appreciate your help in keeping it clean as well. Check out the new pictures below and please enjoy your next visit to the Little River trail and Fulling Mill site! For more information on Fulling Mills, click here.

Trailhead off parking area	Little River trail
Little River trail	View of the river near the Fulling Mill Ruins
Little River	Little River waterfalls
Fulling Mill stonework	Little River

To get there: From route 20 east turn right onto Richardson's Corner Rd. and continue for about 2 miles, then take a left onto Turner Road. At the end of Turner Road there is a Y at a stop sign; take a right. Almost immediately take another right onto Fulling Mill Drive. On the right there is a guardrail. Where the guardrail ends make a u-turn around the end of the guardrail into the parking lot. The coordinates to the parking lot are (WGS.84) North 42 08.129 West 071 54.705. Print these directions.

Little River was officially opened to the public following a dedication on April 24, 2004! We continue to visit this property often and are continuously working to upgrade the trail.

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Assessor's Map Data: Parcel ID #s 55-B-11.19, 55-B-11.21 and 55-B-11.22