The Great Rock Bight Preserve is one of the best-kept secrets, as good as secrets can be kept at least, in Martha’s Vineyard. Relatively quiet and one of the lesser visited parts of the vineyard, Great Rock Bight Preserve is defined by a serene set of relaxing trails that wind around and through rolling meadows, refreshing woodlands, upland ponds, and even the windy and picturesque beach. It is the first stop of the African American Heritage Trail and lies to the east of the Menemsha Hills. See famous features of the preserve like the large glacial erratic boulder for which the preserve was named as well as the fields formerly owned by Rebecca Cooper, an African American woman who lived on the island during the 18th Century.

37 Brickyard Road, Chilmark, Massachusetts 02535

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