WLBH - 12-27-2016 - Braintree Path

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 12-27-2016  
                                           

TRIP LOCATION:         Blue Hills    
 

MEETING TIME:         10:00 am    
   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         15

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    3 hrs  

LENGTH IN MILES:     6.95 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 245 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Pat Achorn, Paul Brookes

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Chickatawbut Rd & RT 28 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:

Heading down the Braintree path we hiked trails in the Chickatawbut lowlands.  The trails were in good condition and mostly dry.  We had lunch on the trails before heading back along the Bouncing Brook path.  A nice start to the series.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Dry in the low 50’s.   

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

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