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Blackstone River Pathway # 1 Garter Snake Guard LbNA #14580 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Apr 19, 2005
Location:
City:Worcester
County:Worcester
State:Massachusetts
Boxes:1
Found by: Mim
Last found:Aug 11, 2006
Status:FFFFFFa
Last edited:Apr 19, 2005
Difficulty - Easy
Terrain - Paved path
Round Trip - 30 min.
Placed By - River D, Wolf boy and Monkey Girl ( D,P & J)
One of three boxes on path.

DIRECTIONS - ( See bottom SECOND SET of Directions if you are searching for all three Blackstone River Pathway boxes on the same day).
Take Mass Pike to Worcester, MA
Take Exit 10 A
Take Rte 146 N
Take Millbury St. Exit
Turn left off ramp onto Ballard St.
At first traffic light, turn left onto Millbury St. bridge
At center of bridge there is another traffic light.
You'll see a green Bike sign at the Lesco-Tomra entrance.
This is the current beginning of Blackstone River Pathway. There is no official parking for this spot yet. Straight down the road on the right, there is The Belfry Book Store which has a parking lot,( has a bathroom). 10 min. walk from Belfry back to bridge and Pathway.
The B.R.Pathway begins as a spiral from the center of the bridge, around a run off pond, and then under the bridge.
Walk along the river.
Go under second bridge, (it crosses a mini waterfall).
On your left the stone retaining wall ends.
The wooden fence begins.
The letterbox is located where the wall and fence meet.
There is a little tree, at its base is a pile of rocks.
Lift the top rock and find the letterbox.
If you're lucky, you might see a garter snake sunning itself on the rocks protecting the pathway from the swamp.

SECOND SET OF DIRECTIONS:
Follow parking directions for Leopard's Lair, beginning in Millbury. The first box you'll find is Leopard's Lair.

Go under the Masa Pike overpass with Rte 146 on your right.
Go under the Rte 20 overpass with the river on your left.
Go under the Rte 146 overpass with the hay bales overlooking Crayfish island.
Pass the pond on your right.
Cross the parking lot on Ballard St.
Continue on path.
Cross pedestrian bridge over the stream.