Southeastern Mass. Adult Walking Club
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Welcome August Sunday, August 1 10- 11:30 am The Southeast Massachusetts Adult Walking Club meets each weekend on Myles Standish State Forest either a Saturday or Sunday at various Easy walk, 2.5 miles. Hike along the Easthead times for recreational walks. This club is Reservoir Trail. Meets at the Headquarters Parking Lot at 194 Cranberry Road in South open to people of 16 years of age and Carver. For more info, call 508-866-2526. older and there is no fee to join. Walks average 2 to 5 miles. New walkers are Sunday, August 8 encouraged to participate. 8- 9:30 am South Cape Beach- The terrain can vary: Dead Neck Trail EASY: mostly level terrain, short length Moderate walk, 2 miles, MODERATE: hilly, varied terrain some in soft sand and full sun. DIFFICULT: strenuous or lengthy Hike along back dune trail and salt marshes lined with July beach roses to undeveloped Walks will be led by DCR staff or a bayside beach. Return Walking Club volunteer leader. Sunday, July 11 10- 11:30 am along jetty and beach Nasketucket Bay State Reservation shoreline with osprey nests, rare shorebirds The Walking Club meets at DCR sites Moderate walk, 3 miles. Walk along abandoned and views of farm fields, along a rocky/sandy coast and through across Southeastern Massachusetts. Martha’s Vineyard a holly/oak/beech forest. Meet at the main parking Some DCR sites charge a parking fee. across the sound. lot on Brandt Beach Road in Mattapoisett. For more info, visit: Park at Bay Berry No dogs, please. For more info, Lot, South Cape call 508-272-9376. Beach State Park, https://www.mass.gov/guides/parking-at- Great Oak Road, massachusetts-state-parks Sunday, July 18 9- 10 am Mashpee. For Fall River Heritage State Park more info, call DCR recommends wearing hiking boots Easy 2-mile urban walk along the Taunton River 617-259-0209. and bringing drinking water on all hikes. boardwalk to Bicentennial Park and back. Park in Bug spray and sunscreen also suggested. the DCR parking lot at 5 Water Street in Fall River. Walk across the footbridge and meet at the Visitor Center. There is no shade on this walk, so please bring a hat. For more info, call 508- 675-5759 x 0. Share the trails! Saturday, July 25 6- 8 pm Borderland State Park Moderate evening walk, 3 mile walk around the Lower and Upper Leach Ponds. Hike will be mostly flat with roots and rocks. We will keep a moderate pace with frequent stops. For more info, call 508-238-6566. Parking fees apply. Saturday, August 14 10 -11:30 am Blue Hills Reservation Summer Moderate walk, some hilly terrain, 3 miles. Green dot loop along Wolcott Path to Puddle Path to Border Path. Meet at the Trailside Museum 2021 north parking lot at 1904 Canton Avenue in Milton. For info, call 617-727-4573 x4. Saturday, August 21 10 -11:30 am Blue Hills Reservation Southeastern Moderate walk, some hilly terrain, 3+ miles. Things to know Wolcott Path to Chestnut Run to Border Path • and back. Meet at the Trailside Museum north Wear sturdy footgear Massachusetts parking lot at 1904 Canton Avenue in Milton. • Carry drinking water For info, call 617-727-4573 x4. • Sunscreen and bug spray Adult Walking Club recommended Saturday, August 28 9 - 10:30 am • We will hike unless the weather Nickerson State Park creates unsafe conditions Moderate walk, some hilly terrain, 3+ miles. • If weather conditions are We'll explore the backcountry of the park and circle back for some scenic vistas along Cliff Pond. questionable, please call Meet at Area 6, day use parking lot immediately the featured park directly at: after the entrance to Areas 6 and 6EXT along Nook Road 3 miles in from park entrance. Parking fees apply. For info call 508-896-3491. Park Contacts: Blue Hills Reservation, 617-727-4573 x4 Myles Standish State Forest, 508-866-2526 Nickerson State Park, 508-896-3491 Waquoit Bay Reserve, 508-457-0495 Fall River Heritage Park, 508-675-5759 Borderland State Park, 508-238-6566 South Cape Beach, 508-457-0495 Nasketucket Bay Reservation, 508-272-9376 If you would like to receive this brochure via E-mail; please send an e-mail request to: [email protected] Blue Hills Reservation 695 Hillside St. Milton, MA Mass.gov/dcr .