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First Weekend of Spring Hike
First weekend of spring hike - Mass Audubon's Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
First Weekend of Spring Hike
First weekend of spring hike - Mass Audubon's Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
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Come explore this trail with me! We'll take the Heronry, Ovenbird, and Chestnut Oak Loop trails. The hike is 3.5 miles and is relatively flat with an elevation gain of 285 feet.
The trail's highlight is the "heronry" itself, which is a rocky outcrop where you can peek at a beaver pond. If we're lucky, there may be some great blue herons nesting early in the tall dead trees.
This time of year, the weather can be volatile, so please be prepared to hike on snowy or muddy paths.
Directions
Cardinal Lane, Groton, MA 01450
(https://maps.app.goo.gl/PKx6rWpY2RC87Da56)
About this event
Come explore this trail with me! We'll take the Heronry, Ovenbird, and Chestnut Oak Loop trails. The hike is 3.5 miles and is relatively flat with an elevation gain of 285 feet.
The trail's highlight is the "heronry" itself, which is a rocky outcrop where you can peek at a beaver pond. If we're lucky, there may be some great blue herons nesting early in the tall dead trees.
This time of year, the weather can be volatile, so please be prepared to hike on snowy or muddy paths.
Directions to the trailhead
Get directions Opens turn-by-turn directions to Groton, MA, 01450 in Google Maps (new tab).
Cardinal Lane, Groton, MA 01450
(https://maps.app.goo.gl/PKx6rWpY2RC87Da56)
Who's going (9)
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GpD
Manchester, NH
SUSTAINING
Carl
Leominster, MA
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pmgnoho
Boston, MA
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LewLasher
Cambridge, MA
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WalkingGuy
Fitchburg, MA
SUSTAINING
Rob Bonney
Cambridge, MA
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jcmulloy
Cambridge, MA
SUSTAINING
KeithES
Jamaica Plain, MA
Questions about this event?
Reach out to the host, GpD, for route details, carpooling, or what to bring.
Email the hostYou can also ask in the event discussion below.
Event discussion
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1aYUfn8-EIm3QH0DfBb1u_IYamUNxXwM&usp=sharing
It shows the trails in different colors: Heronry in red (except for the beginning portion - which Audubon's map calls "Mourning Cloak" - in orange), Ovenbird in green, and Chestnut Oak Loop in blue.
Also shows a few other named trails in other colors. And unnamed paths are in black.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1aYUfn8-EIm3QH0DfBb1u_IYamUNxXwM&usp=sharing
It shows the trails in different colors: Heronry in red (except for the beginning portion - which Audubon's map calls "Mourning Cloak" - in orange), Ovenbird in green, and Chestnut Oak Loop in blue.
Also shows a few other named trails in other colors. And unnamed paths are in black.
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