Trip report

Mt. Watatic

Half Day Hike DATE: 04/22/2023 - 04/22/2023

Trip/Event Location: Ashburnham, MA

Trip Leader(s): Twigs

Max # People: 15

Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money

Difficulty Level: Moderate

this is a 3.7 mile loop the trail and cal found in the app "ALL TRAILS". I would expect wet and muddy conditions. Normal Takes about 2 hrs to complete. bring plenty of water, and a light

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Driving directions to the location and spot to meet at:

The parking lot is along RT 119 in Ashburnham Ma. If the parking lot is full DO NOT PARK ON RT 119. there is a dirt road across the way. you can park along the shoulder of that dirt road, tho watch out for the pot holes.

You are looking for MT. WATATIC PARKING LOT the name of the dirt road is OLD PIERCE ROAD


Trip Report/Photos
Featured Photo Everyone seemed to find the trail head just fine, the parking lot was getting full, and some of us had to park along the dirt road across the way. We had a total of 11 guys for the hike which is the perfect size for these trails. The trails were covered with just the right amount of leaves :) tho some areas were still a bit muddy to be expected this time of the year. After making it to the summit, the wind pickup a bit but everyone had the right gear so it wasn't bad. A few guys hiked down to the southern summit for the better views. On our decent Dan lead the group to the old ski slopes. Due to some down trees we had todo some bush wacking, but it made the adventure more memorable. At the old ski slop the fire ant hills were HUGE pushing to 18"tall to 24" or more across and they where everywhere. As we made our way back to the cars new friendship were made, numbers were swapped, and hiking buddies will see each other again on future hikes. Another great hike with another amazing group of guys.

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Twigs

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