RLBH May 28, 2015 Great Cedar Swamp

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 5-28-2015

TRIP LOCATION: Blue Hills

MEETING TIME: 5:45 pm

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 21

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 2.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES: 5.9 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 714 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S): Paul Brookes

CO-LEADER NAME(S):  Jerry Yos

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: 150 Wood Road, Office park parking

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Hiked out along Wood Path and Wampatuck Path to pick up the Skyline trail towards Nahanton

Hill.  Hiked down the Squamaug Notch to take the Curve path, Laurel Path and Hemlock Path

around the Great Cedar Swamp.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Very hot and humid, upper 80’s

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

Enjoyable hike, saw many deer along the Squamaug Notch.  Surprisingly few bugs even around

the Great Cedar Swamp.

IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other

serious incidents.