May-August 2023 (and beyond) AMC and other Local Walks/Hikes
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Friday, September 1, 2023 2:56 PM
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| Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| MAY 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 Let's Explore - The Blue Hills, Houghton's Pond to Buck Hill and Back (William Doherty) |
4 | 5 Walk the Emerald Necklace - Jamaica Pond & Olmstead Park (Judith Watson, Elizabeth Bertolozzi) |
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| 6 Cutler Park Reservation, Needham (Lisa Fleischman, Lisa Najavits) "Walk & Roll" at Breakheart Reservation, Saugus (Bob Vogel) Spring Walk/Hike in Groton Town Forest (Linda Haines, Judith Watson) Wompatuck State Park, Hingham (Mike Tuohey) Boxford State Forest (Robin Doyle, Robert Davis) |
7 Hiking the Beautiful Lynn Woods on the North Shore (Margaret Griffin, Pam Richardson) Spring Warner Trail Hike #2, Wrentham (Roy Wolfe, Laura Cerier) Let's Hike Beaver Brook Association Conservation Area, Hollis NH (Richard Lombard) |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 Explore - Callahan State Park, Framingham (Lisa Fleischman, Mala Krishnamurthy) Arnold Arboretum Walk, Jamaica Plain (Marc Hurwitz) Let's Hike Cleveland Farm State Forest/Ipswich MA (Richard Lombard) Georgetown-Rowley State Forest (Robin Doyle, Robert Davis) |
14 Hiking the Bay Circuit Trail from Harold Parker to Mary French Reservation, N. Andover and Andover (Margaret Griffin) Lilac Fest Stroll at Rest-Stop-Ranch, Topsfield (Mary MacDonald, Melika Uter) |
15 | 16 | 17 Let’s Explore the Blue Hills and Trail Trace the Trails along Hillside St (John Schepis, Joanne Newton) |
18 Nobscot Conservation Land and Tippling Rock (Evening Walk), Framingham and Sudbury (Amy Kelliher, Pam Richardson) |
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| 20 Walden Woods, Concord (Brian Connolly) Winnekenni Park - Kenoza Lake, Haverhill (Robin Doyle, Marc Hurwitz, Robert Davis) |
21 Blue Hills Beginner Backpack Trip (Michelle Devivo, Joanne Newton, John Schepis Hiking Beautiful Ravenswood Park on the North Shore, Gloucester (Margaret Griffin, Pam Richardson) |
22 Explore Boston's South Shore: Wompatuck State Park Hike (Cindy Crosby) |
23 | 24 Harold Parker State Park, Andover (Amy Kelliher, Susan Stoll) Let’s Explore around the Chickatawbut section of the Blue Hills (Joanne Newton) |
25 Hiking the Beverly Commons (Margaret Griffin, Barbara Amoroso) Lincoln & Concord Conservation Lands, Weekday (Amy Kelliher, Julie Huber) |
26 Spring Walk/Hike in Groton Town Forest (Linda Haines, Joanne Newton) |
| 27 Let's Hike Willowdale State Forest/Ipswich MA (Richard Lombard) Maudsley State Park, Newburyport (Robin Doyle, Marc Hurwitz) Blue Hills Hike Beginner, Family and Dog Friendly (Chao Xie) |
28 OPEN |
29 Arlington and Lexington Conservation Lands (Marc Hurwitz) |
30 Hike Beautiful Mt. Agamenticus By The Ocean, York, ME (Margaret Griffin, Barbara Amoroso) |
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| Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| JUNE 2023 | 1 | 2 Explore the Back Bay Fens (Judith Watson, Elizabeth Bertolozzi) |
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| 3 Hiking the Beverly Commons (Margaret Griffin, Barbara Amoroso) Let's Explore the Blue Hills - Skyline from Buck Hill to Eliot Tower and More! (Barbara Lightizer, Hiroko Hardebeck) Ponkapoag Pond (Blue Hills), Canton (Mike Tuohey, Marc Hurwitz) |
4 Jericho Town Forest and College Pond, Weston (Michelle Devivo, Pam Richardson) Old Town Hill – Newbury (Robin Doyle, Robert Davis) |
5 Explore Boston's South Shore: Great Esker Park Hike (Cindy Crosby) |
6 Hiking the Beverly Commons (Margaret Griffin, Barbara Amoroso) |
7 Let’s Explore some Blue Hills Trails beyond the Trailside Museum (Joanne Newton) |
8 Blue Hills Hike (with some trailwork too) (Bob Vogel) |
9 Spring Friday Walk - Dorchester Bay & Castle Island (Judith Watson) |
| 10 Explore Borderland State Park, Sharon (Abi Natarajan, Mala Krishnamurthy) Discover Nobscot Conservation Land & Tippling Rock, Framingham and Sudbury (Margaret Griffin, Pam Richardson) Explore Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord (Douglas Wood, Bob Vogel) Middlesex Fells, Malden (Mike Tuohey) Willowdale & Georgetown-Rowley State Forests (Robin Doyle, Robert Davis) |
11 OPEN |
12 Beginner Weekday Hike in Blue Hills (Cindy Crosby) |
13 | 14 | 15 Blue Hills Hike (with some trailwork too) (Bob Vogel) |
16 Spring Friday Walk - Quincy Bay & Wollaston Beach (Judith Watson) |
| 17 Saturday Morning - Blue Hills Lowland Hike (Ken Cohen) Spring Warner Trail Hike #3, Sharon to Foxboro State Forest (Laura Cerier, Roy Wolfe) |
18 Blue Hills - Buck Hill Loop Trail (Joanne Newton, Sylvie Donatien) |
19 Walden Woods, Concord (Brian Connolly) |
20 | 21 | 22 Blue Hills Hike (with some trailwork too) (Bob Vogel) |
23 Let’s Explore the Blue Hills and Trail Trace the Ponkapoag Area (John Schepis, Joanne Newton) |
| 24 Explore Moose Hill, Sharon (John Schepis, Mala Krishnamurthy) Hike around beautiful Haskell Pond and up Red Rock on the North Shore, Gloucester (Margaret Griffin, Barbara Amoroso, Pam Richardson) |
25 OPEN |
26 | 27 | 28 Let’s Explore - The Blue Hills, Houghtons Pond To Buck Hill And Back (William Doherty) |
29 Blue Hills Hike (with some trailwork too) (Bob Vogel) |
30 Let’s Explore ‘The Quarries’ in the Blue Hills (Nicholas Georgantas, Barbara Lightizer, Jennifer Brodbeck) Summer Friday River Walk, Boston and Cambridge (Judith Watson, Elizabeth Bertolozzi) Deer Jump, Andover (Robin Doyle, Marc Hurwitz) |
| Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| JULY 2023 | ||||||
| 1 Hike The Boroughs Loop In Westborough & Southborough (Judith Watson) Blue Hills Skyline Trail, Quincy (Mike Tuohey) |
2 Navigation 101 - Finding Your Way Around in the Woods, Borderland State Park (Bob Vogel) Hiking Beautiful Stonehouse Forest in Southern NH Seacoast Region (Margaret Griffin, Barbara Amoroso) |
3 | 4 Newton Aqueduct Fitness Walk (Lisa Fleischman, Lisa Najavits) Discover Jericho Town Forest, Cherry Brook and College Pond on Independence Day, Weston (Pam Richardson) |
5 Let's Explore The Blue Hills - Great Blue Section (Thomas Nehrkorn, Bob Vogel) |
6 | 7 Summer Friday Walk - Nahant Bay & Lynn Shore Reservation (Judith Watson) |
| 8 Walpole Town Forest (Abi Natarajan, Barbara Lightizer) Thompson Island Sandbar, Quincy/Boston (Marc Hurwitz) |
9 Walk in Medfield State Hospital Grounds (Jean Veigas) Explore The North Reservoir Area of the Middlesex Fells (Thurman Smith) |
10 Let's Get Out: Lynnwoods (Nelson Caraballo) |
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| 15 “Walk & Roll” at Great Meadows, Bedford (Bob Vogel, Chao Xie, Joanne Newton) Western Middlesex Fells, Medford and Winchester (Marc Hurwitz) |
16 Discover Nobscot Conservation Land & Tippling Rock, Framingham and Sudbury (Michelle Devivo, Pam Richardson) Blue Hills Hike Beginner, Family and Dog Friendly (Chao Xie) Let’s Get Out: Lynn Woods (Nelson Caraballo) |
17 | 18 | 19 Let’s Explore the Blue Hills and Trail Trace the Trails Great Blue via the Skyline and other area trails (John Schepis, Joanne Newton) |
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| 22 Blue Hills Beginner Backpack Trip (Joanne Newton, John Schepis) Walden Woods, Concord (Brian Connolly) Newton Aqueduct Fitness Walk (Lisa Fleischman, Lisa Najavits) Let’s Get Out: Lynn Woods (Nelson Caraballo) Hiking Beautiful Lynn Woods on the North Shore (Margaret Griffin) Boxford State Forest (Robin Doyle, Robert Davis) |
23 Blue Hills Beginner Backpack Trip (Joanne Newton, John Schepis) Callahan State Park, Baiting Brook Meadow Farm & Beebe Pond, Framingham (Abi Natarajan, Pam Richardson) Blue Hills Beginner Hike! (Chao Xie, Leah Brodsky) |
24 | 25 | 26 Let’s Trail Trace the Blue Hills: Houghton Hill Area to Great Blue (Joanne Newton, John Schepis) |
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| 29 Middlesex Fells Hike (Jacqueline Ryan, Joanne Newton) |
30 Hike around Beautiful Haskell Pond and up Red Rock on the North Shore, Gloucester (Margaret Griffin, Barbara Amoroso) |
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| Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| AUGUST 2023 | 1 | 2 Let’s Explore The Hemenway Hill Area Of The Blue Hills (John Schepis, Joanne Newton) |
3 | 4 Summer Friday River Walk, Boston and Cambridge (Elizabeth Bertolozzi) |
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| 5 Willowdale State Forest, Bradley Palmer State Park, Topsfield (Robin Doyle) West Quincy Quarries & Granite Railway (Mike Tuohey) |
6 Navigation 101 - Finding Your Way Around In The Woods, Borderland State Park (Bob Vogel) Hike The Wilderness, In Essex, On The North Shore (Margaret Griffin, Pam Richardson) |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 They Are Back! Blue Hills Hike (With Some Trailwork Too) (Bob Vogel) |
11 Mount Pisgah Conservation Areas In Berlin And Northborough (Connie Sanchez Morillo) Summer Friday River Walk, Boston and Cambridge (Elizabeth Bertolozzi) |
| 12 New Hiker Hike! (At The Blue Hills) (Bob Vogel) Lincoln/Concord Conservation Lands – Fairhaven Bay and Heywood Meadow (Marc Hurwitz) |
13 Relaxed Morning Waterfront Hike In Weymouth, Ma - Kids & Babies Welcome! (Marie Sorensen, Robert Mackin) Hiking the Beverly Commons (Margaret Griffin) Maudsley State Park, Newburyport (Robin Doyle) |
14 | 15 | 16 Let’s Explore - The Blue Hills, CCC Camp And Domes (William Doherty) |
17 They Are Back! Blue Hills Hike (With Some Trailwork Too) (Bob Vogel) |
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| 19 Blue Hills Saturday Morning Hike - Exploring the "Yellow Triangles" Trail (Ken Cohen, Lisa Fleischman) Let’s Explore The Blue Hills - Donovan School Area (Joanne Newton) Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Robin Doyle, Marc Hurwitz, Robert Davis) |
20 Ashland Reservoir Trail & Warren Woods (Pam Richardson, Margaret Griffin) Noanet Peak - Powissett Peak Day Hike (Robert Mackin, Joanne Newton) Newton Aqueduct Fitness Walk - Fast Pace And Moderate Pace Subgroups (Lisa Najavits, Lisa Fleischman) Navigation 102 The Apps! - Borderland State Park (Bob Vogel) Let's Hike Boxford State Forest and Bald Hill Conservation Area, North Andover (Richard Lombard) |
21 | 22 | 23 Let’s Explore some Blue Hills Trails beyond the Trailside Museum (Joanne Newton) |
24 They Are Back! Blue Hills Hike (With Some Trailwork Too) (Bob Vogel) |
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| 26 Let's Explore - Whitney & Thayer Woods, Cohasset (Bob Vogel) Maudslay State Park, Newburyport (Brian Connolly) Ward Reservation – Andover (Robin Doyle) |
27 Great Blue Hill (Including the Reopened Observatory), Milton (Marc Hurwitz) |
28 | 29 | 30 Let's Explore - Stoughton Conservation Land (Joanne Newton) |
31 They Are Back! Blue Hills Hike (With Some Trailwork Too) (Bob Vogel) |
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| Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| SEPTEMBER 2023 | 1 | |||||
| 2 Neponset River Greenway/Mattapan Sq/Milton Hill (Mike Tuohey) Let's Explore the Trails in Southborough, MA (Judith Watson) |
3 Let's Explore - Wompatuck State Park (Bob Vogel) Nobscot Conservation Land & Tippling Rock (Pam Richardson, Margaret Griffin) |
4 | 5 | 6 Great Blue Section Hike with Observatory Tour (Joanne Newton, Thomas Nehrkorn) |
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| 9 Let's Explore - Joe's Rock & Birchwold Farm, Wrentham (Bob Vogel) |
10 Walden Pond (Douglas Wood, Joanne Newton) |
11 | 12 | 13 Let's Explore - The Blue Hills, Houghtons Pond to Buck Hill and Back (William Doherty) |
14 Blue Hills Hike (With Some Trailwork too) (Bob Vogel) |
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| 16 OPEN |
17 Tuesday Morning Hike - Arnold Arboretum (Ken Cohen, Lawrence Petrone) |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Blue Hills Hike (With Some Trailwork too) (Bob Vogel) |
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| 23 OPEN |
24 Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick (Lisa Fleischman, Ken Cohen) |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Blue Hills Hike (With Some Trailwork too) (Bob Vogel) |
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| 30 OPEN |
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| Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| OCTOBER 2023 | 1 OPEN |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 OPEN |
8 OPEN |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 OPEN |
15 OPEN |
16 | 17 Tuesday Morning Hike - Arnold Arboretum (Ken Cohen, Lawrence Petrone) |
18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 OPEN |
22 OPEN |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 OPEN |
29 OPEN |
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| North | South | West | Out of State |