Horseneck Beach Hike

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE      Nov. 5, 2015

TRIP LOCATION: Horseneck Beach, Westport, MA     

                 

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  N

MEETING TIME:         10:00 AM  

     

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):                     30-

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    3 hours 45 minutes

LENGTH IN MILES:     Section #1 4.5 miles, Section #2 Two miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): N/A

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Walt Granda

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            Sue Chiavaroli

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Horseneck State Park

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:  Mostly Cloudy

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

Very nice mild day to walk along the beach in Westport.  The first part of the hike was from the State Parking lot to the mouth of the Westport River and back to the parking lot (4.54 miles). 

Sections #2  (2miles)—Fifteen hikers drove 1.5 miles to the parking lot at Gooseberry Island and hiked to the end of the island and returned along the eastern shoreline. 

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