Skyline End-to-End Hike (RLBH)

TRIP DATE:  11-16- 2013                                            

TRIP LOCATION: Blue Hills Skyline End-to-End Hike (RLBH)            

MEETING TIME:  8:45 am 
                 
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 28       

 

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       6.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:      8.7 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    2,145 feet

DIFFICULTY:        B                           (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):       Maureen Kelly, Joe Keogh, Michael Swartz, Cathy MacCurtain, Paul Miller

CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Met at Shea Rink, then carpooled to end of Royal St. in Canton

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:      Yes                  TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: app. 20 mins.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Cloudy in AM, turning to mostly sunny afternoon with unseasonably warm temperatures in the low 60s.  Excellent hiking weather!

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  Final RLBH Series hike of the year. Nice views from top of Big Blue, Buck Hill, and several other hills on the Skyline Trail.  Had to bypass one section of the Skyline Trail on the Pipeline Trail due to firefighting activities on Wampatuck Hill.

Blue Hills Fowl Meadow Hike

TRIP DATE: 11/3/2013

TRIP LOCATION: Blue Hills Reservation, Fowl Meadow Hike

MEETING TIME: 9:45 AM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS1):6

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 4.5

LENGTH IN MILES: 7.27

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 340

DIFFICULTY: C (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S): Joe Keogh, Michael swartz

COLEADER NAME(S): Kathy MacCurtain

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Royal St., Canton

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?: Yes.  Parked at end of Royal St, and then car pooled to parking area on Brush Hill Rd.

 

TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: partly Cloudy

 

Blue HILLS – Wolcot and Border Path and Hemenway Hill

TRIP DATE 11/7/13    

TRIP LOCATION:  Blue HILLS – Wolcot and Border Path and Hemenway Hill

MEETING TIME:          10:00 a.m.                              

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):             23

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2 hour and 45 minutes

LENGTH IN MILES:      4.5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    N/A

DIFFICULTY:       C                            (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):       Cathy MacCurtain
CO-LEADER NAME(S):  

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:  Trailside Museum (north parking lot) 

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:       No                   TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:  N/A
WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?    No    
IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: 

Overcast and warm at the beginning of the hike, light rain for the 45 minutes.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)

All 23 that attended enjoyed the trails and had a great time.