Blue Hills Wolcott/Hemenway/Border Paths

TRIP DATE: 4/26/14     
 
TRIP LOCATION:  Blue Hills – Wolcott/Hemenway Hill Path/Border Path               

MEETING TIME:          1:30 pm                                  

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):       15

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2 hour and 30 minutes

LENGTH IN MILES:      5.0 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    N/A

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Cathy MacCurtain

CO-LEADER NAME(S):   Kathy Fagan

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:  North Parking Lot (Trailside Museum)

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:       No                   TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:  N/A

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:   Rainy and cool

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

Hike was scheduled as part of the cancelled Celebtrate the Blue Hills event.  21 people were registered, several cancelled at the last minute due to the threat of rain.  All 15 that attended, including 10 newbies had a great time.  The rain subsided approximately 10 minutes into the hike.

Cornell Farm/Little Reserve Hike

TRIP DATE       April 24, 2014

TRIP LOCATION: Cornell Farm/Little Reserve, Dartmouth, MA                   

MEETING TIME:          10:00 AM       

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):             27

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       3 hours 45 minutes

LENGTH IN MILES:      6

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    N/A

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Walt Granda

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Jerry Yos

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Smith Neck Road, Dartmouth

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:      No                    TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Sunny & very Windy

Blue Hills Thursday Morning Hike - Skyline and Red Dot Trails

TRIP DATE:      April 10, 2014 
                       
TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills             

MEETING TIME:  10:00 am                

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):   21     

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):   3 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:   5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):   

DIFFICULTY:          B3B                 (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):  Sue Chiavaroli

CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:   

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:      No                  TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:  Skyline Train to Red Dot Trail to Houghton’s and back to trailhead via Red Dot Trail

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  60s and sunny

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.): Great hike!  Good views and great participants!

Mt. Tom State Reservation Hike

TRIP DATE:     March 22, 2014                          

TRIP LOCATION:      Mt. Tom State Reservation, Holyoke, MA        

MEETING TIME:     9:30 am          

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):  7
         
TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    6.5 hr.

LENGTH IN MILES:     9 mi.

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    app. 1,000 ft.

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

LEADER NAME(S):  Anne Duggan and Len Ulbricht          

CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    125 Reservation Rd., Holyoke, MA

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:     No                    TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No 
  
DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:  Very icy conditions slowed hike.  Skipped Mt. Tom loop on M&M Trail

Sunday Blue Hills Braintree Pass/Red Spot Loop Hike

TRIP DATE:      April 6, 2014                          

TRIP LOCATION:      Blue Hills        

MEETING TIME:     9:00 am          

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 9         

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    2.25 hr.

LENGTH IN MILES:      3.5 hr.

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):   

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

LEADER NAME(S):  Paul Miller          

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Paul Brookes

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Small parking area at intersection of Rte. 28 and Chicatawbut Rd. in Milton

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:     No                    TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No,   

DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:  Hiked Braintree Pass Path, Bouncing Brook Path, Cuve Path, Sassaman Notch Path, and a section of the Skyline Trail (much of the loop hike involved the Red Spot Trail loop…).  Trail in very good shape, with very little mud (particularly considering all the recent rain)

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Beautiful sunny spring day.  A little cool to start with temps in the low 30s, but warming  up to mid 50s

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) Good participating for early-season "show & go" hike.  Not a real “view” hike.  A little tricky getting down two steep ledges on the Skyline…