Winnekenni Castle
347 Kenoza Ave
Haverhill, MA 01830
978-521-1686
Winnekenni is a neat little place to ride if you are in the local area. You can park basically anywhere, but we usually pull in past the tennis courts and continue on to the dirt road towards the castle and there is a small parking area on the right that we back into. I've seen three rigs parked there before. I do not know about parking at the top near the castle.
There is a map of the Winnekenni walking trails posted on the building, near the tennis courts, at the entrance to the Park. Hiking, jogging, and cross-country skiing are popular activities on the trails. Please stay on marked trails.
Castle Trail: The main road is Castle Road, which is what you are driving on when you enter the Park. It continues up the hill to Winnekenni Castle. You can drive on this as far as the Castle (3/5 mile), where it now becomes Castle Trail. There is no parking on Castle Road. From this point, Castle Trail leads down towards the Lake and joins Dudley Porter Trail (2/5 mile).
Dudley Porter Trail begins on the running track at the Basin and continues along the shore. It leads around Kenoza Lake, and ends on Kenoza Street, across from Northern Essex Community College (NECC) (2 ½ miles).
Shore Trail branches off the Dudley Porter Trail (after 1 ½ miles on Dudley Porter), and continues north along the Lake where it joins the Dudley Porter Trail at NECC (4/5 mile).
There are a LOT of people and dogs at this park, more in the front section then the back section around the pond. Footing can be rocky.
Bugs haven't been that horrible there when I have ridden there.
There is no camping
Here are some photos taken 2/6/10
Information provided by Jenn 1/22/2010
