| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Porcupine Hill, Chapel Hill, MA |
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 | Trails: |
Habitat Loop, Autumn Ridge Farm Trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, June 5, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At Nashoba Park Assisted Living, on Winthrop Ave. (which hasn't been "Woodford of Ayer Nursing Home" for years). |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Both the Ayer Greenway Trails (blazed in orange to the west of Groton-Harvard Rd. and blue to its east) and the Autumn Ridge Farm trails (blazed in white) are easy to follow. Improvisation and road-walking were required for the rest. |
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 | Bugs: |
Surprisingly few, for swampland. |
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 | Comments: |
The description of "Ayer Conservation Lands" in the AMC Trail Guide (9th Ed.) is obsolete by many years, it appears. It describes trails lost to development and doesn't describe new ones that have partially replaced them. |
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 | Name: |
Amicus |
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 | E-Mail: |
mcsamicus@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-06-06 |
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 | Link: |
 https://amicus.smugmug.com/Other/Ayer-Conservation-Land-6511/17403905_sc2gxw#1323279938_RQ9vMFC |
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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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