HIKE REPORT
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, Loop around Ponkapoag Pond winter hike
Hike Leaders: Elsa & Tom Lawrence
~4.5 miles, 10:00 am start from Canton, MA
Hikers (17): Elsa & Tom, Annemarie Altman, Barbara Jacobs, Carol Hartigan, Dan Nelson, Don Mannes, Judy Perrin, Marie Keutmann, Mike Hanauer, Rick Ward, Steve Venizelos, Susan Broome, Susan Sabin, Ted Nyder, Tom Allen, and Zach Woods.
It was a lovely sunny, cool day. We hiked around Ponkapoag Pond starting at the golf course parking lot. The trail is mostly through woods and follows the shore of the pond. Along the way, there were great views of the pond and of the Great Blue Hill across the pond, as can be seen from the attached photo.
The trail also goes past an AMC camp which is available for use year-round. We met a woman camper who described her early morning bath in the pond - after breaking through the ice. There is no running water at the camp and the facilities are minimal.
After the hike, sixteen of us had a delicious lunch at Thyme Restaurant in Canton.
Zach sent this entertaining podcast that focuses on the Blue Hills:
https://podcasts.apple.
Report by Elsa Lawrence.
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