Monk's Park and Little Bay Hike 11-13-2016

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 11/13/2016                                            

TRIP LOCATION: Monk's Park and Little Bay, Pocasset, MA                  

MEETING TIME: 12:45                      

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         15       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 2

LENGTH IN MILES: 3/8         

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 70        

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

LEADER NAME(S): Robin McIntyre 

CO-LEADER NAME(S):           

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Valley Bars Road/Little Bay parking lot  

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?: No                        TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?        

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED: The hike is through wooded conservation land with frequent moderate hills with roots and leaves.  The middle section of the hike is along the beach of Little Bay with views of Toby's and Emmon's Islands and  an oyster farm.  The trails were dry although slippery in a few spots due to the leaves on steeper trails.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Beautiful blue skies, low 50s, wind 10-15 mph, very low tide

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) No problems were encountered.  The group was able to stay together fairly well.  Our sweep, Cathy Giordano, is also a Level I Cape and SEM hike leader.

IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.  None to report.

Bay Circuit Trail, June 12, 2016

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:     6/12/2016  

                            

TRIP LOCATION: Through Borderland, Fox Mountain lot and Beaver Brook Woods  

          

MEETING TIME:         9:00  

  

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):                     5

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    5

LENGTH IN MILES:     ~9

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): minimal

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Bob Vogel

CO-LEADER NAME(S):                        Cathy Giordano

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Met and left most cars at Beaver Brook Woods. Dropped 1 car at Borderland ‘in case’; and all drove to Gorwin Drive, Sharon to start hike

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:     Y                   TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: 10 Min

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:  BCT Access Trail from Gorwin Drive Sharon, Morse Loop, Quarry Loop, Ridge Trail, Northwest Trail, Split Rock Trail, French Trail, West Side Trail, Pond Walk, Rockland Street Trail, BCT through to Beaver Woods Parking lot on Pocquanticut Ave., Easton.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: 70, windy, great day for a hike

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  For those keeping track of their Borderland points we hiked: Quarry Loop (5 pts), Split Rock Trail (5 pts), French Trail (4 pts), Rockland Street Trail (6 pts), and we completed the portion of the BCT within Borderland (10 pts), for a total of 30 points. If this was your first AMC Hike at Borderland since they started the "100" challenge, you also earned 10 points under "Events" for attending an AMC event, to make your total 40 points toward the 100 point challenge.  Long day, but lots of points :-)

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