SNOWSHOE/HIKE REPORT
Wednesday, 28 January 2026, October Farm Riverfront and Brewster’s Woods winter snowshoe/hike
Hike Leader: Janet Miller
2 miles, 10:00 am start from Concord, MA
Hikers (9): Janet, Betty Salzburg, Jack Mroczkowski, Judy Perrin, Lynell Stomberg, Marie Keutmann, Phyllis Evans, Susan Sabin, and Zach Woods.
Nine bold WWs gathered to hike through the deep, fresh, powdery snow on a very chilly but sunny day. All but three came with snowshoes, but, luckily, there were enough snowshoers to break trail in places where it had not previously been traveled. We started on the well-traveled main trail towards the Concord River, then turned off to climb Dakins Hill. The view of the Concord River from the top was spectacular!
After descending the hill we set out to circumnavigate Holden Hill on unbroken snow. This was definitely hard work and we switched the lead to take turns in breaking trail. Thanks for all the help! After we returned to the start of the loop we hiked along the river until we reached the main trail leading back to the parking area, where four people chose to head back to their cars.
The rest of us continued along the river until we reached a blue-blazed trail. It took us past a tall, bald cypress tree, with its “knees” making little bumps in the snow. It is a mystery as to why it is there, as it is well out of its normal range. It may have been planted by William Brewster who owned this land in the nineteenth century, but nobody knows for sure. From there, we headed back to the parking area. We only covered about two miles, but it was slow work and it took us the best part of two hours.
We all met up again in the Concord Market, for post-hike lunch and conversation.
Report by Janet Miller.
