Thursday Morning Hike 1-19-17

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:     1-19-17     

                             

TRIP LOCATION:         Monastery Grounds – Cumberland, RI    

MEETING TIME: 10:00 am    

           

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         15     

  

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    4 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:     5-6 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Muriel Guenthner

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            Walt Granda

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Parking area of Cumberland Library

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:      N                   TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  N   

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED: Some hills, but mostly flat, but wet conditions – run-off from wetlands

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: cold

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

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

Cape Hike - 1-22-2017 - Monk's Park and Little Bay

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: January 22, 2017     
                                          

TRIP LOCATION: Monk's Park and Little Bay, Bourne       
          

MEETING TIME: 12:45   
                   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         23     
  

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 2

LENGTH IN MILES: 4.08    
    

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 80    
    

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

LEADER NAME(S): Robin McIntyre  

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            NA

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Valley Bars Road at Monk's Park  

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: Hikers were on Bourne Conservation Trust wooded trails in Monk's Park and Little Bay, beach areas along Little Bay, and an old fire road in the Town of Bourne land trust.  The terrain was frequent rolling hills on conservation trails with level beach and fire road areas.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: mostly cloudy, mid 40s, light winds off the water 

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) none

Cape Hike Chair, Jane Harding, was the sweep for the group.  Doug Griffiths chatted with the participants about upcoming leadership training and WFA courses.

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

Thursday Morning Hike 1-05-2017 - Wildlands Trust Great River Reserve

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 01-05-2017

TRIP LOCATION: Wildlands Trust, BRIDGEWATER, MA

MEETING TIME: 10:00 AM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 31 + 2 dogs

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 2.5

LENGTH IN MILES: 4.6

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): N/A

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

LEADER NAME(S): RICHARD CARNES

CO-LEADER NAME(S): N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Wildlands Trust Great River
Preserve, parking area, Auburn St., Bridgewater.

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 trails in the Wildlands Trust Great River Preserve and The MF&G Taunton River Wild
Life Management Area. Mixed pine holly forest and open grassy meadows. Some trail sections
closest to the Taunton River were partially flooded due to recent heavy rainfall. Trails were well
maintained and passable.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Partly sunny with temps in the lower 30's, 10 MPH
winds.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) Lunch stop in sheltered cove near river.
Many large Holly trees in bloom with red berries glowing in the mid-day winter sun. This was a
large group of well behaved group of adults enjoying a fine winter hike. Three hikers exited the
group early and safely via paved roadway to parking area due to previous injuries (back pain)
and lack of conditioning.

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

WLBH 1-17-2017 - AMC Cabins

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 1-17-2017     
                                          

TRIP LOCATION:         Blue Hills     

MEETING TIME:         10:00 am  
     

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         20

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    3 hrs  50 mins

LENGTH IN MILES:     7.47 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 216 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Paul Brookes, Cathy MacCurtain, Pat Achorn

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Street parking at end of Turner Dr in Randolph

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:

Trails were dry and clear with some small patches of ice.  We hiked in the West Ponkapoag section of the reservation walking trails around the AMC cabins.  We had lunch at the pier overlooking the pond and presented Bill Doherty with a patch for completing his first White Lining series.  Bill brought cookies to share with the group (a Red Lining/White Lining tradition when you complete your series). On the way back to the cars we stopped at the new(ish) Horse Bridge, some graffiti has started to appear.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Sunny at start, turned cloudy, Dry in the upper 30’s.  

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

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

WLBH 1-10-2017 - Eliot Tower

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 01-10-2017

TRIP LOCATION:         Blue Hills     

MEETING TIME:         10:00 am    
   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         16

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    4 hrs  40 mins

LENGTH IN MILES:     6.86 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 480 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Paul Brookes, Cathy MacCurtain, Pat Achorn

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Houghton’s Pond Parking

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:

Climbed Houghton’s Hill and then over to Hancock Hill (great view), on to Great Blue Hill using the North Skyline.  Lunched at Eliot Tower. Returned to our cars via Wolcott, Eustis and Hancock Hill path.  Hike was a little more challenging that intended for this series, folks were tired but everyone did fine.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Dry, sunny, mid-20’s.  Frozen snow and patches of ice on the hills.  Microspikes were used by all the hikers.  

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

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

WLBH 1-3-2017 - Buck Hill

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 1-3-2017

TRIP LOCATION:         Blue Hills    

MEETING TIME:         10:00 am    
   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         12

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    4 hrs  

LENGTH IN MILES:     7.5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 435 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Paul Brookes, Cathy MacCurtain, Pat Achorn

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:

Hiked Houghton’s Pond to the top of Buck using the smaller trails that summit from the southern slop of Buck.  After summiting Buck we hiked down Buck using the New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA) trail built two years ago in coordination with the DCR.  We then summited again using the newer NEMBA trail built this October.   Together these trails form a loop for the mountain bikers that keep the bikers of the Skyline.   We returned via the notch between Tucker and the Boyce’s.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Raining and mid-40’s.   

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

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