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Hike up Wachusett
Mtn., Princeton MA
Date...........................Day,
Month, dd, yyyy
Time...........................9:00
am - 2:00/3:00 pm
Location....................Departing
from Berlin Memorial school parking lot.
We will carpool / caravan as
much as possible.
Rain Date................Saturday,
Month, dd, yyyy
If interested, please reply ASAP
Cub(s):
Parent(s):
I can drive
[ # ] extra scouts (not in front seat)
Scouts participating will
be honored with a special cub scout Leave No Trace
Award at the next Pack meeting. Parents will need to do two
things with your scout:1)Before
the hike, review the attached Leave No Trace guidelines, and
2)
After the hike, have them draw a related picture to be displayed
at the Pack
meeting.
Wachusset Mtn. is only 45 minutes
from Berlin. The hike is under and hour each
way. The view is terrific! Parents are encouraged to join the
hike or can drive to
the top and meet for lunch. With enough adults, we should be
able to take some
scouts without parents. Preliminary information is below. Directions
and updates
will follow for those participating.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
9:00 am - Depart
Berlin Memorial
10:00 - Meet
at Wachusset Park Center building
(up the road from the ski area)
10:30 - Begin
hike
11:30 - Arrive
at summit, explore
12:00 - Lunch,
games, etc.
12:30 - Hike
down
1:30 - Depart
for home
2:00 pm –
optional Rota Farms ice cream in Lancaster
SUGGESTED
to BRING
Comfortable
hiking shoes or sneakers with good tread
Shorts or loose
fitting pants
Comfortable
short sleeve or long sleeve shirt
Light windbreaker/
raincoat (it is windy at the summit)
Hat
Knapsack
Bandana
FOOD
Non-perishable
(suggested) lunch
Two (2) water
bottles per person (or 1 water + 1 juice)
Trail snacks
Fruit
GEAR
Small trash
bag
Sunscreen
Bug Spray
Tissues
Band-aids
Needed medications
Cell phone,
camera, binoculars, frisbee, ball, etc.
DO "NOT"
BRING
Game boys /
electronic toys, etc. - Alcohol
LINKS
Department
of Conservation and Recreation
Wachusett
Mountain Trail Map
Google Maps
DIRECTIONS:
Follow Rte 62 through
Clinton, Lancaster, Sterling,
and Princeton to Wachusett Mtn - Park Center
(not the ski area)
Wachusett
Mountain State Reservation
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