WWII Veterans Memorial TrailPhoto courtesy of MassTrails10 / MassDOT

Shift Roams · Agawam · Feeding Hills

WWII Veterans Memorial Trail

From a WWII staging ground to protected wetlands and rare cedar swamps

bike · 3.4 mi · ~22 minEarn the WWII Memorial badge · +10 XP

This roam covers 3.4 miles of the 6.9-mile trail from Mansfield to Norton in southeastern Massachusetts, built on the rail corridor that served Camp Myles Standish during World War II. The camp processed over a million soldiers for the European Theater.

Learn more about this trail →

Numbered pins are the roam's stops; gold rings are bonus stops. Check in at each stop in the Shift app to complete the roam.

The route, leg by leg

1

WWII Veterans Monument → WWII Veterans Memorial Nature Trail

1.55 mi · ~10 min
2

WWII Veterans Memorial Nature Trail → Winthrop Dahl Nature Preserve

0.9 mi · ~6 min
3

Winthrop Dahl Nature Preserve → Henrich-Johnson Woods

0.91 mi · ~6 min

Bonus stops nearby

Optional detours worth the extra steps.

Woodward Forest

250 acres including the site of a 1676 King Philip's War battle and the L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge

Roam it for real

Open this roam in the free Shift app to follow the route, check in at each stop, and earn the WWII Memorial badge.

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