| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Glacial Hill, MA |
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 | Trails: |
Indian Brook, Glacial Hill, Blueberry Swamp Loop, Quaking Fro, Old Orchard, Charles River Loop, Boundary, Hemlock, Wildlife, Mill Pond, Marsh |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 16, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
There is a big lot at the main entrance on Eliot St. (Rt. 16) in So. Natick. You are asked to pay $5 ($4 for Audubon members) at the Nature Center there, for which you get a map. I gather there is a smaller parking area on Farm Rd. in Sherborn, but that gives access only to the Little Farm Pond Loop. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One section of the Charles River Loop, just north of South St., is closed by flooding, but can be rock-hopped. The Glacial Hill Tr. Loop requires you to cross a beaver dam. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns on Glacial Hill Trail. All other Trails clear. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Lots of families with little kids (mostly clustered on the Trails near the Nature Center) but no dogs - not permitted? |
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 | Bugs: |
Hardly any, despite all the wetlands the trails traverse. |
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 | Comments: |
Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Reservation offers 9 miles of trails in So. Natick and Sherborn, just north of the Charles River. I hiked 7 of those miles, for a very enjoyable afternoon ramble. Great resource if you're a Metro Bostonian, or visiting. |
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 | Name: |
Amicus |
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 | E-Mail: |
mcsamicus@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-05-17 |
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 | Link: |
 https://amicus.smugmug.com/Hiking/2010/Broadmoor-Wildlife-Sanctuary-5/12204137_xGacq#868897346_eviL6 |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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