Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Discover Hamilton Trail Walk on Saturday, May 18th! The weather was beautiful, and 65 walkers of all ages met us at the start of the walk at the Myopia Schooling Field just behind Patton Park. Susanna Colloredo and John Hendrickson spoke briefly about the history of the 8-mile loop trail and ECTA’s recent work to reroute portions of the trail off of roadway.
Walkers set off on north through the Schooling field on the 1-mile trail connection leading to the trail loop which begins just after the railroad bridge on Cutler Road. (We lost a few walkers on Cutler Road and are working to improve the trail markers in this area so the trail is more visible!) After passing through the Appleton Farms Grass Rides property, walkers crossed over into the new portion of trail through “Collarbone Field,” which reroutes the trail off of Cutler Road and Highland Street. Just days before the walk, the trail through Collarbone Field was under water. ECTA worked quickly to raise funds and install a beaver deceiver to lower the water level and clear the trail!
We enjoyed a brief water break at Black Oak Stables, and those who were out for a shorter walk took the shuttle from this 3-mile point back to the start. About 40 walkers continued on along the newly rerouted trail through Black Oak Farm and Bradley Palmer State Park to our halfway point at the northern edge of the park. After a few more refreshments at the halfway stop, most of the remaining walkers kept on, heading south back through the park, and continuing through the Pingree Reservation to Cutler Road and the Schooling Field. In total, about 25 people finished the entire 10-mile walk, including two third graders!
Thank you to Beauport Ambulance Service, who provided the shuttle service at the 3, 5 and 7-mile points!
Click here to view a map of the Discover Hamilton Trail.
