Blue Hills - Ponkapoag Pond Hike

TRIP DATE:  12/6/14  

TRIP LOCATION:  Blue Hills – Ponkapoag Pond                     

MEETING TIME:          8:30 a.m.                    

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):             5

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:      4.0 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:  Ponkapoag Golf Course Parking Lot

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?    No    

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: 

Rainy and cool

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

Unfortunately, the weather kept many participants away from the intro. hike.  However, those in attendance had a great time.

Intro. to AMC Hiking - Foxboro State Forest

TRIP DATE: 11/22/2014

TRIP LOCATION Foxboro State Forest Intro. to AMC Hiking

MEETING TIME: 9:30 AM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 17

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): app. 3.5 hrs.

LENGTH IN MILES: 5.8 mi.

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): Negligible.

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

LEADER NAME(S): Paul Miller

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Barry Young

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Parked in overflow lot across from Forest headquarters since gates were not open.  Several participants also had to park in lot at Chapel Meeting House, just up the road.

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST? No

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Partly sunny with temps in the 40’s

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) The terrain was leaf covered trails. The group hiked portions of the Acorn Trail, Warner Trail, and fire roads. Part of the hike went into the Harold B. Clark Town Forest around the Upper Dam Pond.