Monday, June 10, 2013

HIKE 3 - Warwick Town Hall to Erving Evangelical Congregational Church

HIKE 3 -  Warwick Town Hall to Erving Evangelical Congregational Church 
DISTANCE -  8.5 Miles
PARKING -
  • Parking available at Warwick Town Hall 12 Athol Road Warwick, MA 01378
  • Evangelical Congo Church - 4 East Main Street - Erving 
Here is the route we plan to use. We will be taking roads into Erving State Forest and then using trails Through Erving State Forest.

For a More close up Map of the Erving State Forest Summer Trails download here






12 Athol Rd, Warwick, MA 01378
4 E Main St, Erving, MA 01344




Friday, June 7, 2013

HIKE 2 - Trustees Shelter to Warwick Town Hall

HIKE 2 -  Trustees Shelter to Warwick Town Hall along the NET Section 18
DISTANCE -  Approx. 8  miles
PARKING -

  • Closest parking to the Trustees shelter is 
Royalston, MA 01368
  • Parking is available at Warwick Town Hall 12 Athol Rd, Warwick, MA 01378


We plan to follow the NET from the Trustees Shleter to the Parking Area on Route 78 where we will leave the trail and Follow Route 78  into Warwick.
Here is the route we plan to use along the New England Scenic Trail (follow the white blazes):






Thursday, June 6, 2013

HIKE 1- Tully Trail to Trustees Shelter

HIKE 1 - Tully Trail to Trustees Shelter M&M Trail Head
DISTANCE -  Approx. 6 miles
PARKING -
  • There is parking available across from the campground at 25 Doanes Hill R. Royalston, MA 01368
  • The closest parking to the Trustees  Shelter is at 
    Royalston, MA 01368
For the first day we will be hiking the Tully Trail from the Tully Lake Campground  up to the trustees shelter at the norther end of the park
If you prefer the full park map from the trustees you may download it here

Here is the section we will be completing.





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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

"By the time they got to Woodstock"

Once Blakeslee and Billy arrived, the Walking Tour began much like it does every year - with bags being stuffed to their brims and slung over zealously over backs, excitedly anticipating the use of built in amenities like reachable water hoses and secret pockets for stashed granola bars. To get to our send off party in Woodstock CT, we crammed into my car and drove 20 minutes to the Artists in the Country barn - this will be the last car ride for Raianne, Billy and Dan until June 24th.

WT Logo Handkerchief designed and silk screened by Dan Blakeslee
Paul Gandy was there with portions of the edited documentary footage projected onto a large screen, while his family and Ann Chuk assembled a spread of potlucky favorites. Local CT songwriters started off the evening, ending with a "performance," if you could call it that, by members of this year's Walking Tour. Last night was the first time we all played together, but the audience was forgiving - we would spend the rest of the evening rehearsing for the official shows.



After a quiet night's rest inside the nice dry barn, I saw Raianne, Dan and Billy off on their first walk from Woodstock to Dudley. Woodstock-Dudley Route


On driving this morning's route ahead of the gang, I'd hung bright new WT markers to guide the way.  


















-MM