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We are meeting at the corner of Olive Street and South Street in Northampton at 9:45 am on May 3.

Hike description:  We'll be walking from the South St neighborhood to the center of Easthampton, and then taking the bus back to our cars. We'll walk about 4.4 miles, down Old Springfield Road which goes past meadows, the Oxbow and Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary.  Then we'll access the Easthampton bike path and take that into town. We'll have beautiful views of the Mt. Tom range. The hike is on gravel roads and the bike path and is fairly level, so no need for poles unless you want them.  Sunscreen/hats/water are essential. We'll stop for a rest and snack. We'll take either the Nashawannuck Bus or the PVTA #41 from Easthampton Center back to our cars on South Street. They leave at 12 noon and 12:15 respectively. Please bring $1.50 for the bus. At the latest we'll return to the cars by 12:30.

Hike leader:  Carmen Junno.  Reply to me at Carmen; 413-320-7422.

Want to enjoy the outdoors and get aerobic exercise in good company? If you’re eager to hike 2-4 miles on rolling hills or something steeper, please join us. Total ascent is often 600-700 feet. We explore attractive trails, all less than 30-45 minutes’ drive from Northampton. We meet every week on Fridays throughout the year, mornings at 10 am in warm weather, afternoons at 1 pm in cold weather. We usually meet at the trailhead. We sometimes informally arrange carpools to drive together. We are, and want to stay, in pretty good condition for seniors. We averaged 8-10 hikers per hike before the pandemic; now, who knows?

Leader: Bob Adams, bobadams46h@gmail.com