| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Billerica Gap - North Half, MA |
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 | Trails: |
Bay Circuit Trail - Map 5A |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 6, 2009 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of free parking at Billerica High, at least on Sundays.
At the other end, there is parking for a few cars on Gray St., at the power-line right-of-way where an ATV trail heads NW to the old Middlesex Canal tow-path, on the south side of the Canal. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some of the Proposed Trail shown on Map 5A around the Middlesex Canal is underwater - lots of beaver activity around there. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Map 5A needs to be redrawn, from the big RR yard to the end of Donna Drive. |
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 | Comments: |
I hiked 9.5 miles, but a good chunk of that was following what turned out to be dead ends between the huge industrial wasteland that the RR tracks reach just before the Middlesec Canal, and Gray St. The old towpath running west from Gray St. for .75 mile, now used by ATVs, was the highlight - it gave me a sense for the Canal's heyday, two centuries ago. |
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 | Name: |
Amicus |
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| Date Submitted: |
2009-12-07 |
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 | Link: |
 https://amicus.smugmug.com/Hiking/2009/BCT-41-Billerica-Gap-No-12-6/10565586_Swj6g#733836464_oMjVp |
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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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