Fall River Bioreserve Hike, 3-20-2015

TRIP DATE:      3-30-2015  

                            

TRIP LOCATION:          Fall River Bioreserve 

MEETING TIME:          10:00 am

        

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):             12

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       3.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:      5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    300 ft.

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Arthur Hart

CO-LEADER NAME(S):             Rick McNally

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Trustees Reservation, Indiantown Rd.

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

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?           No

PLEASE BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Loop Turn Trail to Deadmans Trail to Tower Trail to Horseshoe Trail.  Trails well marked and in good condition.  Two streams bridged.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:   Partly cloudy; 50 degrees

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) – Most hikers climbed the fire tower with spectacular views to Boston, Fall River, Providence, and Buzzards Bay