Wolbach Farm

Wolbach Farm. Photo by SVT.

Wolbach Farm. Photo by SVT.

Wolbach Woods. Photo by SVT.

Wolbach Farm. Photo by SVT.

Wolbach Pollinator Garden. Photo by SVT.

Wolbach Farm. Photo by Neil Tischler.

Wolbach Farm. Photo by SVT.

Town

Sudbury

Acreage

Wolbach Farm Brochure and Map

Suggested Hike on AllTrails

Wolbach Farm has something for everyone. In early to mid-May, look for nodding trillium, wild geranium, dwarf ginseng, and wood anemone along the trails that parallel the intermittent Wolbach Brook.

This pleasant 1-mile walk hosts a Storybook Trail and is great for families with young children or those looking for a short contemplative walk through the woods. For those who want to learn more, an interpretive trail is marked by posts with QR codes that provide highlights for the summer and winter experience.

All Persons' Trail Installation

On April 28, 2025, SVT broke ground on an All Persons' Trail at Wolbach Farm. Construction of Phase 1, which features an ADA-Accessible Trail around the lawn behind our offices, should conclude by the end of May.

The George Lewis Trail and the Storybook Trail remain open during Phase 1. Please use caution getting to the trailhead, and watch your step in the grounds surrounding the office. The best approach will be to use the main office walkway to enter and exit the trailhead at the kiosk near the entrance of the Founders Garden.

In Phase 2 (planned for later this year), we will create an All Persons' Trail into the woods.

Full Description

Link to the Wolbach Farm Interpretive Trail
Link to the Storybook Trail

Following a bequest from John Wolbach, a long-time Sudbury resident and SVT member, Wolbach Farm has been SVT’s headquarters since 2004. John’s wishes were to preserve the land “predominately in its natural, scenic and open condition."

His parents had purchased what was then primarily a dairy farm in the 1910s and converted the property into a gentleman’s farm. During the Great Depression, the Wolbachs and the neighboring Newton family employed people to plant red pine, Norway spruce, and eastern hemlock in previously pastoral areas and around the house and barn.

Wolbach Farm is part of the larger Great Meadows ecosystem along the Sudbury River, much of which is owned and managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
The 3/4-mile main loop of the George Lewis Memorial Trail (named for an SVT founder) takes you along a stream corridor, across a wetland, and then back through the woods to the small field adjacent to the main house. The 1/5-mile inner loop goes around a wetland and returns to the main loop.

Directions

With mapping software, search for this address: Wolbach Road, Sudbury, MA

From the intersection of Route 20 and Routes 27/126 in Wayland, take Route 27 north toward Sudbury for approximately 1.5 miles, crossing the Sudbury River. After the river, the third road on the left is Wolbach Road, which is marked by an SVT sign. Follow the road to the parking lot on the right (just before the house).

From Interstate 495, take Route 62 east through Hudson. Continue straight when Route 62 goes north (towards Stow): This becomes State Road and then Hudson Road when you enter Sudbury. From the Hudson rotary to Sudbury Center is approximately 4.5 miles. Route 27 merges onto Hudson Road and goes through Sudbury Center. Continue approximately 1.0 mile on Route 27 after the Center; Wolbach Road will be on your right as you head downhill into a straightaway. If you cross the river, you have gone too far.

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