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.