The Quarry was donated by the Schwenk family and the McDonald family of Mason. The quarry is visited by hundreds of people every year and is easily accessible.
This trail system consists of seven trails some of which are actually class 6 roads. The Mason Trail Volunteers do not maintain the class 6 roads other than to remove the occasional dead fall.
The trails are:
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Wolf Rock Trail - The legend has it that a preacher was traveling to Brookline, NH to deliver a sermon and was set upon by a pack of wolves. He spent the night on top of a rock, and the rock was named the wolf rock. This rock can be seen along the Wolf Rock Trail and Scripps Lane.
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Scripps Lane Trail - Class 6 road that connects the Mason Railroad Trail with Meeting House Hill Road. This trail also provides access to the Wolf Rock Trail, the Upper Rocky Brook Trail and the Rocky Brook Trail.
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Coyne Lane Trail - Class 6 Road that connects Meeting House Hill Road with SandPit Road but the trail section connects Wolf Rock Trail with the Quarry Trail.
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George Schwenk Trail - Named for one of the donors of the Mason Quarry property. It can be accessed via the Coyne Lane Quarry trail or the Narrow Guage Railroad Trail.
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Horse ByPass Trail is a branch off the George Schwenk Trail that provides an easy route for horse back riders to take as parts of the Schwenk trail are quite steep.
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Narrow Guage Railroad Trail connects the Mason Railroad Trail to the Mason Quarry and provides access to the George Schwenk Trail.
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Emergency Access Road connects the Mason Railroad Trail to the Mason Quarry. Emergency vehicles can be driven on the road.
PARKING: Visitors can access these trails from the Mason Railroad Trail. Note that a parking permit is required to park at the cul-de-sac on Scripps Lane, the closest access point to these trails. A permit is not required at any of the other Railroad Trail entrances.