Sunday, April 6, 2014

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…

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