The Cady Hill Forest property consists of 258 acres comprised of three parcels of land. A 19-car parking lot located on Mountain Road was developed to provide the primary access to Cady Hill Forest. The larger block of the Cady Hill Forest was settled and the suitable land was cleared for farming around the late 1700s. Most of the property was at one time used either as pasture or cropland. These uses were abandoned, in various stages based on ownership, from about 35 to 120 years ago. All of the forest lands have naturally re-vegetated to well-stocked forest land.

The property is bisected by a north-to-south running ridgeline the apex of which is Cady Hill, located to the west of the conserved property. The southwestern portion of the property is dominated by Hemlock and is recognized by the VT Fish & Wildlife Department as a state-designated deer wintering area. Moving across the ridgeline to the north and east, the forest cover is predominantly White Pine–Hardwood Forest with White Pine, Red Maple, and Sugar Maple and Northern Hardwood Forest with Red Maple, Sugar Maple, Hemlock, and Yellow Birch. The property contains approximately 23 acres of Class II wetland. A large wetland complex stretches northeast to southwest along the southwest portion of the property. Another large wetland complex runs along the eastern boundary below the powerline.

It is estimated that 11 miles of single-track and double-track trail currently exist on the property and is regularly used for non-motorized recreational activities including hiking, biking, running, hunting, Nordic skiing, and snowshoeing.

Cady Hill Forest is open to the public for a variety of non-motorized recreational activities including hiking, skiing, mountain biking, and hunting. E-bikes are not permitted. Access from the end of Cady Hill Road is closed in the winter to protect the deer-wintering area habitat on the property.

Cady Hill Forest can be accessed year-round from the parking area on the Mountain Road across from the Town and Country Resort. Access to the trails may also be found behind Iride Cycles across from the Baggy Knees Shopping Plaza on Mountain Road.

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Cady Hill Forest.