Hartley is a small (40 acres according to the FPD web site) preserve in the NW part of the county just south of Durand. It is at the corner of Route 70 and Campbell. There is little here in the way of facilities other than the sign and two spots to park. Not even a trash can. There is no trail map on the district web site, likely since there is nothing to put on a map.
I basically walked the perimeter of the preserve although I was not paying much attention and managed to lose track of where I was at one point and went a little off where I intended to. Not a big deal in such a small place, especially when I can see outside the preserve most of the time and get reoriented pretty easily.
It is a fairly typical hardwood forest in that it is pretty open at the ground level so one can usually get where one wants to readily, although detours around fallen trees and thickets are pretty common. Some nice scenary if you like wooded areas. Probably not the best place to bring a leashed beagle. She wants to go where her nose says to, and usually that is under obstructions rather than around them.
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