Ok, Let's try to do this walk again!

Length: 3.42 miles

Configuration: 2 linked loops

Scenery: views along the Muddy River, and of woodland, ponds, and historic architecture

Trail surface: clay, turf, and pavement

Maps: available through the Emerald Necklace Conservancy at 12 Brookline Place, Brookline, 2 blocks west of the park, off Boylston Street (MA 9), wwwemeraldnecklace.org

Driving distance from Boston common: 3 miles

Rain cancels this event (this time I will not necessarily trust weatherchannel.com)

There will be a non-GO sponsored trip to the MFA afterwards for those interested

To reach the parking area on Pond Avenue by car, take the Jamaicaway south to where it intersects with Perkins Street. Turn right onto Perkins Street and then right onto Chestnut Street, at the next intersection. Exit the rotary at the first right. Thye parking lot is immediately to the right on Pond Avenue. There are only 13 parking spaces here. The Muddy River parks are easily reached by public transportation via the # 39 bus that runs along Huntington Avenue and Center Street in Jamaica Plain or the Longwood train on the MBTA Green line (E train - Heath Street/VA Medical center).