RLBH, July 5, 2018, Fowl Meadow

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         July 5, 2018

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED: No

MEETING TIME:  5:45 PM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 23

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS)  3hr

LENGTH IN MILES: 5.9

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 200   

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

LEADER NAME(S )Michael Swartz, Sue Svelnis

CO-LEADER NAME(S):Natalie Halloran

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:Royal Street Cul-de-sac

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Nice hot evening hike with a light breeze.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)The Swamp Trail and the Neponset river trail and Burma Road were completely overgrown and it was basically a bushwack most of the time.

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

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org

RLBH, Fowl Meadow, November 14, 2015

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         November 14, 2015   

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No

MEETING TIME:     9:15 AM   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):    13

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    4 Hour 58 Minutes

LENGTH IN MILES:     10.2

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):     1351

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

LEADER NAME(S): Michael Swartz, Joe Keogh, Cathy Garry

CO-LEADER NAME(S):,

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Royall st. Cul de Sac, Canton, MA

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Partly Cloudy in the low 50’s, breezy at times

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) Did a figure 8 on the Burma Rd. and Neponset river trails. The new Neponset River Trail from Brush Hill to the Junction at Fowl Meadow Path is really nice. Cheers to Friends of the Blue Hills for opening it.

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

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org