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Friends of the Wapack
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More events are being planned. Check back for details!
Trail Work Days 2008
All workdays are on Saturday and start at 8:30 AM and typically wind down around 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon. Bring lunch, water, work clothes, and enthusiasm. We supply the tools and encouragement. Call Mike Przybyla for details 603-878-3350.
Saturday April 26: Temple Mountain, Sharon
Ledges, Sharon, NH
We’ll meet at 8:30 AM at the trail head parking area on Temple Road in
Sharon. Work planned includes view clearing, general trail maintenance, and
if we have time initial work on some stone steps part way up Burton Peak.
Saturday September 27: North Pack, Greenfield,
NH.
This is a continuation of the April 2007 workday on North Pack where
drainage work near the summit was unable to be completed do to the frozen
ground. Hopefully, we won't see that in September! We also plan on doing a
minor reroute of the trail around an eroding section just below the summit
of North Pack. We'll meet at the trail head on Old Mountain Road in
Greenfield.
Saturday October 25: Pratt
Mountain, New Ipswich, NH.
We'll be doing some general maintenance and trail delineation on the section
between Binney Pond and the summit of Pratt Mountain. We'll meet at 8:30 at
the NeWest Mall in New Ipswich before we head over to the trail head.
Hikes 2008
Saturday, Apr. 19th - Explore all the Wapack
trail (AA2A) AMC sponsored hike
21 miles ... intermediate+ constant pace at about 2mph to finish in 10
hours. Excellent panoramic views, long day, 2-3mph fast and constant
pace. About 21 miles with aprox 6000ft of elevation gain. Strong hikers, big
smile a must, grin accepted. We need a min 3 participants registered 4 days
before the trip. When registering please tell us how you currently keep in
shape and what long/strenuous hikes you have done in the last year or two.
Leader Bob Kittredge, Leader Tim Roaix, Reg. w/Leader Bogie D
(amc-sat19apr-wapack-subscribe @ yahoogroups.com, 978-761-0574).
Saturday, May 3: Wapack Wilderness/ Hampshire
Country School property
The hike will be lead by New Ipswich Conservation Commissioner Bob Boynton,
and ecologists Joe Trudeau and Rick Van de Poll and will follow a new,
"Three Ponds" route on the newly-protected Wapack Wilderness property owned
by Hampshire Country School. Pack a lunch. Return by 2. Co-sponsored by
Northeast Wilderness Trust, Harris Center for Conservation Education, and
the New Ipswich Conservation Commission. Depart from Sharon Arts Center, on
Route 123 in Sharon, at 9 am. Contact Bob Boynton for more info
(603-878-3220).
Friday, July 11: Senior hike
on the Berry Pasture Trail, Sharon, NH
Hike the Berry Pasture Trail to Burton Peak. Enjoy great views on this three
mile hike with 800 ft. elevation gain. Group will meet at 10:00 AM at the
trail head on Mt. Road in Sharon. Please call hike leaders Lee Baker (603)
525-5262 or Ben Haubrich (603) 547-2075 for details.
Friday, September 5: Senior hike on the Raymond Trail,
Peterborough, NH
Hike the Raymond Trail to the hawk watch area on Pack Monadnock. Enjoy great
views on this three mile hike with 1000 ft. elevation gain. Group will meet
at 10:00 AM at the trail head in on East Mountain Rd. Please call hike
leaders Lee Baker (603) 525-5262 or Ben Haubrich (603) 547-2075 for details
Saturday, September 6: Wapack End to End!
Hike the entire trail in one day! Group will meet at 6:00 AM in Greenfield.
Hike is approximately 21 miles and expect to last 12 hours. Bring lunch and
water. Please call leader Tom Brumaghim to register and for details (603)
878-6167.
October 18: Friends of the Wapack Annual Meeting and Hike. For information, call Lee Baker 603-525-5262.
Let us know if you would like someone from the Friends of the Wapack to lead a hike on the Wapack Trail for your group. Send us an email at info@wapack.org
Many Friends of the Wapack hikes are also listed with the Harris Center for Conservation Education.
You can also hike the Wapack Trail with the Midstate Trail Committee.
Annual Meeting 2008
Saturday, October 18: Annual Meeting. Town Meeting House, Sharon, NH.
The Friends of the Wapack Annual meeting and morning hike are still being planned. Check back for updates or email info@wapack.org for details.