AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:      December 15, 2018                            

TRIP LOCATION:          Blue Hills- Buck hill loop         

MEETING TIME:          9:15 am           

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):4          

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       Approximately 4.5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    

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

LEADER NAME(S):       George Danis

CO-LEADER NAME(S):NA

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     Houghtons pond parking lot

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No       

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Hike included sections of skyline and red dot trails; also Forest path trail

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Cloudy and cool

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

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:      December 13, 2018                            

TRIP LOCATION:          Ponkapoag pond         

MEETING TIME:          10:00 am         

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):30        

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       5.0 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Ken Cohen

CO-LEADER NAME(S):NA

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     Ponkapoag pond golf course parking lot

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No       

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Green dot trail around Ponkapoag pond

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Cloudy and cold

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

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

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:      November 24, 2018                            

TRIP LOCATION:          North Hill Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary   

MEETING TIME:          8:30 am           

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):7          

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2:38 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       4.8 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    247

DIFFICULTY:          C3C                        (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):       Claire MacDonald

CO-LEADER NAME(S):Pam Johnson

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     North Hill Marsh parking lot, Mayflower Street, Duxbury

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No       

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Hiked around the marsh on the yellow, red and blue blazed trails connecting to the white/yellow blazed trail around kettle ponds. Good trail conditions.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Sunny, no wind. Starting temperature was 35, ending was 44 degrees., 

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

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 11-29-2018

TRIP LOCATION:          Burrage wildlife mgmt area, Hanson  

MEETING TIME:          10:00 am         

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):19

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       3:15 hrs 

LENGTH IN MILES:       6.8 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    0 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Sue Svelnis, Rob MacDonald

CO-LEADER NAME(S):N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     Off Hawks Ave. Hanson, MA

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 through old bogs, between upper and lower reservoir, on an old Indian trail, then reversed over a slightly larger loop

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Sunny, mid 40’s, slight wind

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) Mostly solid terrain with a few large puddles

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

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 12-1-2018

TRIP LOCATION:          Blue Hills         

MEETING TIME:          10:00 am         

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2 hrs 

LENGTH IN MILES:       1.5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    0 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Paul Brookes, Cathy MacCurtain, Pam Johnson, Claire MacDonald

CO-LEADER NAME(S):N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     Houghtons Pond

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:

An enjoyable time singing holiday and Christmas carols as we walked around Houghton’s pond.  Thanks to Pam Johnson who brought festive garlands, kazoos and jingle bells for our feet and especial thanks to her for putting together the song-sheets in a reusable binder.  She also added a couple of her own fun and very creative verses interspersed among the songs honoring the Blue Hills and AMC.  Here’s a video link to one àhttps://1drv.ms/v/s!AiqwzZ_0nJEkj9YCWRuY77hr3TNQBg

Afterwards we gathered at the Visitors Center for food and holiday fellowship.  Thanks Claire MacDonald for holiday cookies, Cathy MacCurtain for homemade eggnog desert-bread and Paul for hot spiced cider.  

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Sunny, mid 30’s

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

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

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:      November 15, 2018                            

TRIP LOCATION:          Walpole conservation land     

MEETING TIME:          10:00 am         

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):21        

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       3 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       4.7 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Hans Luwald

CO-LEADER NAME(S):NA

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     VFW post on Robbins Road, Walpole

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No       

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Cloudy, 32 degrees

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

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

AMC SEM Hike Reports 11/11/18 Michael Swartz, Paul Brooks

AMC SEM Hike Reports

TRIP DATE:                  November 11, 2018                

TRIP LOCATION:                      Blue Hills, MA

MEETING TIME:          9:30 AM          

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):            20

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       6 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       9 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    estimated 1500

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Michael Swartz, Paul Brookes

CO-LEADER NAME(S):none

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     Shea Rink, Quincy, MA

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:       yes                  TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: 30 minutes

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?              no

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:  this was an end-to-end hike on the Skyline Trail.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  clear day, no precipitation, temps in the high 30’s and low 40’s

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) several muddy and wet spots on the trail due to recent rainfall

IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.   NONE

AMC SEM Hike Reports 11/8/18 Ken Cohen

AMC SEM Hike Reports

TRIP DATE:      November 8, 2018                              

TRIP LOCATION:          Ponkapog Pond, Canton, MA              

MEETING TIME:          10:00 AM        

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):20        

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       Approximately 4.5

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    ??

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Ken Cohen

CO-LEADER NAME(S):NA

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     Ponkapog golf course

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?              No

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Green dot trail and Maple Ave circumnavigating Ponkapog Pond

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: 

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

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

RLBH, August 23, 2018, Tucker Hill

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         August 23, 2018

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED: No

MEETING TIME:  5:45 PM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):24

LENGTH IN MILES: 3.2

3.6TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 398   

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

LEADER NAME(S ) Joe Keogh, Sue Svelnis

CO-LEADER NAME(S):Michael Swartz

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION Houghton’s Pond Main lot

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Starting to get cool and Moon came up at the end

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)   IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org

RLBH, August 16, 2016 Buck Hill North

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         August 16, 2018

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED: No

MEETING TIME:  5:45 PM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):25

LENGTH IN MILES: 3.91

3.6TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 274   

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

LEADER NAME(S ) Sue Svelnis, Richie Monarch

CO-LEADER NAME(S):Joe Keogh

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION Chickatawbut Rd near Dark Hollow path

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Nice evening hike to the top of Buck Hill

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)   IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org

RLBH August 9, 2018, Quarrie Path

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         August 9, 2018

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED: No

MEETING TIME:  5:45 PM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):25

LENGTH IN MILES: 3.6

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 347   

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

LEADER NAME(S ) Joe Keogh, Michael Swartz

CO-LEADER NAME(S):Clair MacDonald, Nancy Coote

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION Shea Rink, Quincy

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Hot, muggy evening hike with a light breeze.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)   IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org

RLBH, August 2, 2018, Chickatawbut

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         August 2, 2018

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED: No

MEETING TIME:  5:45 PM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 20

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS)  2 hr 15 min

LENGTH IN MILES: 4.6

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 300   

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

LEADER NAME(S ) Natalie Halloran, Michael Swartz

CO-LEADER NAME(S):Clair MacDonald

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION Chickatawbut Overlook

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Hot, muggy evening hike with a light breeze.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)   IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org