Introduction to Hiking #4 Blue Hills

 AMC SEM Hike Reports 




AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 11/4/17

TRIP LOCATION: Blue Hills – Shea Rink

MEETING TIME: 8:15am

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 8

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 3.25

LENGTH IN MILES: 4.1

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 885 ft

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

LEADER NAME(S): Pat Achorn
CO-LEADER NAME(S): Wendy Fox

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Houghton’s Pond

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: Red dot and skyline trails; roots, rocks, ruts.  Leaf cover and rock face decents

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: sunny and cool

Introduction to Hiking #3 - Blue Hills 10-21-17

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 10/21/2017

TRIP LOCATION: Blue Hills Reservation

MEETING TIME: 8:15am

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 9

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 2 1/2

LENGTH IN MILES: 3.5

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 1046

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

LEADER NAME(S): Pat Achorn

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Wendy Fox

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: parking lot north of Trail Side Museum

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: Wolcott

Path to Hemingway Hill and back Border Path; roots, rocks and ruts

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: excellent

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

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

serious incidents.