Mt. Greylock Hike 4-30-17

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:     4-30-17     

                             

TRIP LOCATION:         Mt. Greylock, Adams, MA   

MEETING TIME: 9:00 am  

                

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         14    

   

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    5 ¼ hours

LENGTH IN MILES:     7 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 1900 ft.

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Peggy Qvicklund

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            Jeannine Audet

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: West Mountain Rd., Adams, MA

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:

Cheshire Harbor trail to Peck’s Brook to Gould trail to AT to summit. Return by Cheshire Harbor trail. Wet and muddy in spots.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: clear, 50’s, 5 mph breeze, with brief shower at summit then cloudy

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

Hike went very well, lovely lunch stop @ Peck’s Brook shelter. Sudden shower limited our views at summit.

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