and drive down W Princeton Rd for 1.2 miles and there should be a small parking area on the right hand side. © 2020 The Outbound Collective - Terms of Use - Privacy Policy. There are many other trails one can take to the summit of Mt. Same rock, from the other side. Mount Wachusett is a mountain in Massachusetts. Mount Wachusett, snugly nestled to the West of Leominster and Fitchburg (Massachusetts) is a ski resort in the winter. At 2,006 feet in elevation, Wachusett Mountain provides views to Boston's skyline, Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire, and the Berkshires to the west. Keep your eyes peeled for turtles, chipmunks, birds, and other wildlife! Flood waters due to large amounts of ... Overview A fall like that could have been really bad. It is the highest point in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River. Wachusett Mountain is a glaciated monadnock: a single mountain on a relatively flat landscape. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. staged a sit-in protest by climbing into the crowns of several of the trees in the area slated to be clear cut. Edward MacDowell Lake is situated in a quiet corner of the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire. Wachusett via the West Side Trail, Edward Mac Dowell Lake Day Use Facilities, Summit Mount Watatic via the Wapack Trail, Take a Stroll at Fyfeshire Conservation Area, Hike along the Nashua River and the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge. We didn’t try to eat him, or catch him or anything. The north side drains into the Nashua River through a series of small reservoirs. The mountain is traversed by the 92 mi (148 km) Midstate Trail. Change ). There will be no tower climbing for us today. This feels like an important place to me. It was around this place that Christy tripped on something and did a face-plant right on the trail. I remember reading this entry a few weeks back, but I must not have made it to the end, because some of the pictures and narrative seemed new. The hike will take you through the forest and is very beautiful. Overview Always practice Leave No Trace ethics on your Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Christy is wearing one of those new-fangled insect-repelling fans. Wachusett Mountain is home to a 25-trail ski area serviced by 3 high speed quads, 1 fixed-grip triple and 3 carpet lifts. This spider built a thick web to try and catch us on the other side of the clear-zone. Messy. Entering Mount Watatic in your GPS will take you to Rindge State Road (119), continue about two minutes down the road past where the GPS tells you. And we made it. Grand Teton (Jenny Lake Loop and Hidden Falls), Arches National Park (Devil’s Garden, Delicate Arch), Willard (from Brigham, urban hike – sort of). Thanks Mike! Stands of old growth hardwood forest on Mount Wachusett became the object of a 2003 court ruling in favor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in joint contract with the ski area regarding plans for a ski slope expansion into an environmental buffer zone around the old growth stand.