TRIP
LOCATION: Allens Pond, Westport, MA
MEETING
TIME: 9am
NUMBER OF
PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 7
TOTAL HIKING
TIME (IN HOURS): 3.5 hours
LENGTH IN
MILES: 7 miles
TOTAL
ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): Minimal
DIFFICULTY: D (A=very strenuous;
B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)
LEADER
NAME(S): Anne Duggan
CO-LEADER
NAME(S): John Pereira
TRAILHEAD
PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Parking was at the sanctuary’s parking lot
at 1280 Horseneck Road. The lot is situated behind a mound of wildlfowers and
can accommodate about 10 cars. 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: Began the hike by
taking the group towards the shoreline along the Beach Loop trail. The trail
took us to a 15 foot vegetated rock mound that offered great views up and down
the coastline. We then took the Beach Loop to a dirt road and followed it to
the start of the Quansett trail. We hiked along this trail to the junction of
Fresh Pond trail. We took Fresh Pond trail until it merged back with Quansett
trail. After a short detour to Reuben’s Point, we eventually reached the
sanctuary’s education center. After a nice break at a couple of picnic tables,
we retraced our footsteps back to the parking lot. There was only one exception
on the way back. Instead of taking Fresh Pond trail at the junction with
Quansett trail, we kept on hiking along Quansett trail.
Trail conditions could have been
better. Due to recent rains, some sections of the trail were a bit muddy. Also,
a majority of the trail was overgrown with vegetation.
WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Cloudy, warm (in the 70’s), humid and drizzle
for the first hour.
OTHER
COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) Poison ivy was prevalent along some sections
of the trail. Horse flies were also an issue along certain sections of the trail.
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