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