On Saturday, June 5, at Bradley Palmer State Park, the Essex County Trail Association is hosting its Family Fun National Trails Day event. The event will start with an early morning bird walk led by Jim Berry, a guided horse ride through Bradley Palmer, and a volunteer trail repair effort on some trails damaged by the winter storms. The day will include hayrides, music by Daisy Nell and Captain Stan, theâSnakes of New England and the Worldâ and food by The Farm. Click to see Schedule.
To sign up for the volunteer trail work and to recieve a free T-shirt from REI, click here.
Tentative Schedule: (visit again for final schedule closer to the event)
7 to 9 Bird Walk with Jim Berry
9 to 1130 Volunteer Trail Repair (Bring shovels, stone rakes, loppers, hand saws and gloves)
930 to 1130 Trail Ride led by ECTA Board Member Peter Campot
10 to 11 Kids Bike Slalom Course
11 to 12 Snakes of New England and the World. Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team 12 to 2 Music by Daisy Nell and Captain Stan
1130 to 2 Down home food from The Farm Bar and Grille
12 to 2 Hayrides
130 Raffle drawing for a mountain bike donated by REI
145 Family (1 hr) and intermediate (2hr) mtn bike rides led by NEMBA
Click here for a google map of the location.
Many thanks to ECTA’s Sponsors for National Trails Day!
Partners:
Mass Department of Conservation and Recreation, Bradley Palmer
New England Biolabs Foundation
Essex County Greenbelt Association
North Shore New England Mountain Bike Association