Walk from the parking area up to where a brook crosses the road through an exposed culvert and look for the trail on the left.
The trail goes past an old cellar hole and follows along the hillside for a long level stretch through open hardwoods with very steep hillside on the right. It then climbs up to the ridge through some large boulders and past a steep section of cliff. On the ridge it doubles back along the rim of the cliff, there is a wetland off to the left at this point.
At a large boulder the turns left and climbs to the high point of 1,920 feet. From here it traverses down the back side to a log landing on the Chelsea branch, which can be followed back to the beginning of the loop.
There are several beeches where bears have fed and left tracks.
The Taylor Valley trails would not be possible without the generosity of the Hemenway family.
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Strafford Conservation CommissionFrom Strafford's upper village (2.3 miles north of VT-132) head north on Justin Morrill Highway. 1.8 miles from the village, take a slight right onto Taylor Valley Road. Drive 3 miles to the parking area on Taylor Valley Road. The trailhead is 0.1 miles further up Taylor Valley Road on the left, just past a brook crossing the road through an exposed culvert.
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