Trip report
World's End Tour
Hiking/Walk DATE: 05/13/2012 - 05/13/2012
Trip/Event Location: Hingham, MA
US
Trip Leader(s): murph
Max # People: 10
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: Yes, but only to cover shared expenses, and I too am paying
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Once a proposed site for the United Nations, landscaping touches of Frederick Law Olmstead are still aparent as are signs of the World's End agricultural past.
Length: 3.8 miles
Configuration:
...From Boston, take I-93 south to MA 3 (to Cape Cod). Take Exit 14 and follow MA 228 north 6.5 miles toward Hingham. Turn Left onto MA 3A and follow it 0.4 miles. Turn right onto Summer Street and continue straight through a major intersection with Rockland Street. The road becomes Martin's lane. Follow Martin's Lane 0.7 miles to its end. We will meet here at the entrance of the parking lot at 10am. I will be holding a hand made "GO" sign.
Trip Report/Photos
Nine GOers met and enjoyed a leisurely stroll over this wonderful piece of property jutting out into the ocean. Once on a short list for United Nations sites and later for a nuclear power plant, Frederick Law Olmstead left his mark on the property with tree lined roads which serve as groomed hiking paths today. Spring wild flowers decorated the landscape. The weather was ideal with temps approaching high 70's. Lunch on a highest knoll afforded views of the Boston Harbor and tall buildings of Boston 15 miles away. Great trip. Easy commaderie. Let's do it again.
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