BLACK ROCK LbNA #50856
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Add Location| Owner: | BOBBYROBERT  |
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| Plant date: | Oct 10, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | HADLEY |
| County: | Hampshire |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | RonTrailing |
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| Last found: | Oct 14, 2019 |
| Status: | FFFFF |
| Last edited: | Oct 14, 2019 |
** THIS IS NOT AN EASY HIKE. YOU WILL FIND A VARIETY OF TERRAIN, FROM EASY TO HARD. THE TRAIL CAN GET SLIPPERY, AT TIMES, SO BE CAREFUL. THIS AREA IS ALSO OPEN TO DEER HUNTERS, SO PLEASE WEAR HUNTER’S ORANGE DURING THE DEER HUNTING SEASON. THIS HIKE, HOWEVER, IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. IT TAKES YOU TO THREE SCENIC VISTAS AND ALSO TAKES YOU BY THE SPECTACULAR DEVIL’S FOOTBALL.PLEASE ALLOW YOURSELF BETWEEN 2-3 HOURS FOR THIS HIKE. ENJOY !!
DIRECTIONS TO THE STARTING POINT
TAKE ROUTE 47 TO HADLEY, MA. FIND THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO SKINNER STATE PARK ( MOUNTAIN RD. ) THIS IS THE ROAD THAT TAKES YOU TO THE TOP OF MT. HOLYOKE & THE SUMMIT HOUSE. DRIVE UP MOUNTAIN RD. TILL YOU REACH THE FIRST PARKING AREA ON YOUR LEFT. (THIS IS WHERE THE ROAD TAKES A VERY SHARP LEFT AND GOES UP THE MOUNTAIN). PARK YOUR VEHICLE HERE AND PICK UP A TRAIL MAP AT THE KIOSK.
DIRECTIONS TO THE BLACK ROCK LETTERBOX
FROM THE PARKING AREA START WALKING DOWN THE DIRT ROAD THAT CONNECTS WITH THE SUMMIT HOUSE RD. THIS ROAD, YOU NOTICE, GOES OFF TO YOUR RIGHT.
AS YOU WALK DOWN THIS ROAD YOU WILL HAVE HOUSES AND TELEPHONE POLES ON YOUR RIGHT AND WOODS TO YOUR LEFT. THE TELEPHONE POLES ARE NUMBERED.WALK DOWN THE ROAD TILL YOU FIND YOURSELF AT POLE #9. THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE METACOMET-MONADNOCK TRAIL ENTERING THE WOODS ON YOUR LEFT. YOU WILL SEE A SIGN THAT STATES THAT THIS TRAIL IS A NATIONAL SCENIC RECREATION TRAIL. ENTER THE WOODS HERE AND FOLLOW THIS TRAIL TILL IT BRANCHES WITH DRY BROOK TRAIL. TAKE DRY BROOK TRAIL ( MARKED WITH RED TRAIL MARKERS ). STAY ON DRY BROOK TRAIL TILL IT CONNECTS TO LITHIA SPRINGS TRAIL ( MARKED WITH YELLOW TRAIL MARKERS ). FOLLOW LITHIA SPRINGS TRAIL TILL IT CONNECTS WITH BLACK ROCK TRAIL ( MARKED WITH BLUE TRAIL MARKERS ). HIKE UP BLACK ROCK TRAIL TILL YOU REACH A SCENIC VISTA. THIS VISTA LOOKS OUT ON LITHIA SPRINGS RESERVOIR. ** NOW ITS TIME TO FIND THE LETTERBOX ** TURN YOURSELF AROUND SO THAT YOUR BACK IS TO THE RESERVOIR. NOTICE THE TWO-TRUNKED OAK TREE AT ABOUT ONE O’CLOCK. GO TO THAT TREE AND WALK DOWN THE TRAIL APPROX. 40 PACES. ( ONE PACE = 2 STEPS ). YOU SHOULD NOW FIND YOURSELF BY A BIG TREE GROWING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAIL. WALK DOWN THE TRAIL APPROX. 35 PACES. LOOK TO YOUR LEFT AND YOU SHOULD SEE A BIG ROCK STICKING OUT OF THE GROUND ON TOP OF A LITTLE HILL. WALK UP THE HILL AND STAND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS ROCK ( THE TRAIL SHOULD BE AT YOUR BACK ). TO YOUR LEFT AT ABOUT 9 O’CLOCK THERE ARE SOME ROCKS ABOUT 7 STEPS AWAY. THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND THE LETTERBOX. ** PLEASE HIDE IT CAREFULLY AND TRY NOT TO CRUSH IT WITH THE STONES. NICE JOB !! NOW CONTINUE YOUR HIKE DOWN BLACK ROCK TRAIL, STILL FOLLOWING THE BLUE TRAIL MARKERS, TILL IN INTERSECTS WITH THE METACOMET-MONADNOCK TRAIL ( MARKED WITH WHITE TRAIL MARKERS ). TAKE THE M-M TRAIL GOING TOWARDS TAYLOR’S NOTCH. YOU WILL ENCOUNTER TWO MORE SCENIC VISTAS HERE. CONTINUE YOUR HIKE TILL THIS TRAIL DROPS YOU DOWN ONTO THE PAVED SUMMIT HOUSE ROAD. FOLLOW THE ROAD DOWNHILL PAST THE HALFWAY AREA HOUSE AND LOOK FOR TWO FOREST TRAIL ON YOUR RIGHT ( MARKED WITH YELLOW TRAIL MARKERS ). TAKE TWO FOREST TRAIL THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. ** ALONG THIS TRAIL YOU WILL SEE THE DEVIL’S FOOTBALL** TWO FOREST TRAIL ENDS AT THE KIOSK WHERE YOU PICKED UP YOUR TRAIL MAP. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS HIKE !!
DIRECTIONS TO THE STARTING POINT
TAKE ROUTE 47 TO HADLEY, MA. FIND THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO SKINNER STATE PARK ( MOUNTAIN RD. ) THIS IS THE ROAD THAT TAKES YOU TO THE TOP OF MT. HOLYOKE & THE SUMMIT HOUSE. DRIVE UP MOUNTAIN RD. TILL YOU REACH THE FIRST PARKING AREA ON YOUR LEFT. (THIS IS WHERE THE ROAD TAKES A VERY SHARP LEFT AND GOES UP THE MOUNTAIN). PARK YOUR VEHICLE HERE AND PICK UP A TRAIL MAP AT THE KIOSK.
DIRECTIONS TO THE BLACK ROCK LETTERBOX
FROM THE PARKING AREA START WALKING DOWN THE DIRT ROAD THAT CONNECTS WITH THE SUMMIT HOUSE RD. THIS ROAD, YOU NOTICE, GOES OFF TO YOUR RIGHT.
AS YOU WALK DOWN THIS ROAD YOU WILL HAVE HOUSES AND TELEPHONE POLES ON YOUR RIGHT AND WOODS TO YOUR LEFT. THE TELEPHONE POLES ARE NUMBERED.WALK DOWN THE ROAD TILL YOU FIND YOURSELF AT POLE #9. THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE METACOMET-MONADNOCK TRAIL ENTERING THE WOODS ON YOUR LEFT. YOU WILL SEE A SIGN THAT STATES THAT THIS TRAIL IS A NATIONAL SCENIC RECREATION TRAIL. ENTER THE WOODS HERE AND FOLLOW THIS TRAIL TILL IT BRANCHES WITH DRY BROOK TRAIL. TAKE DRY BROOK TRAIL ( MARKED WITH RED TRAIL MARKERS ). STAY ON DRY BROOK TRAIL TILL IT CONNECTS TO LITHIA SPRINGS TRAIL ( MARKED WITH YELLOW TRAIL MARKERS ). FOLLOW LITHIA SPRINGS TRAIL TILL IT CONNECTS WITH BLACK ROCK TRAIL ( MARKED WITH BLUE TRAIL MARKERS ). HIKE UP BLACK ROCK TRAIL TILL YOU REACH A SCENIC VISTA. THIS VISTA LOOKS OUT ON LITHIA SPRINGS RESERVOIR. ** NOW ITS TIME TO FIND THE LETTERBOX ** TURN YOURSELF AROUND SO THAT YOUR BACK IS TO THE RESERVOIR. NOTICE THE TWO-TRUNKED OAK TREE AT ABOUT ONE O’CLOCK. GO TO THAT TREE AND WALK DOWN THE TRAIL APPROX. 40 PACES. ( ONE PACE = 2 STEPS ). YOU SHOULD NOW FIND YOURSELF BY A BIG TREE GROWING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAIL. WALK DOWN THE TRAIL APPROX. 35 PACES. LOOK TO YOUR LEFT AND YOU SHOULD SEE A BIG ROCK STICKING OUT OF THE GROUND ON TOP OF A LITTLE HILL. WALK UP THE HILL AND STAND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS ROCK ( THE TRAIL SHOULD BE AT YOUR BACK ). TO YOUR LEFT AT ABOUT 9 O’CLOCK THERE ARE SOME ROCKS ABOUT 7 STEPS AWAY. THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND THE LETTERBOX. ** PLEASE HIDE IT CAREFULLY AND TRY NOT TO CRUSH IT WITH THE STONES. NICE JOB !! NOW CONTINUE YOUR HIKE DOWN BLACK ROCK TRAIL, STILL FOLLOWING THE BLUE TRAIL MARKERS, TILL IN INTERSECTS WITH THE METACOMET-MONADNOCK TRAIL ( MARKED WITH WHITE TRAIL MARKERS ). TAKE THE M-M TRAIL GOING TOWARDS TAYLOR’S NOTCH. YOU WILL ENCOUNTER TWO MORE SCENIC VISTAS HERE. CONTINUE YOUR HIKE TILL THIS TRAIL DROPS YOU DOWN ONTO THE PAVED SUMMIT HOUSE ROAD. FOLLOW THE ROAD DOWNHILL PAST THE HALFWAY AREA HOUSE AND LOOK FOR TWO FOREST TRAIL ON YOUR RIGHT ( MARKED WITH YELLOW TRAIL MARKERS ). TAKE TWO FOREST TRAIL THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. ** ALONG THIS TRAIL YOU WILL SEE THE DEVIL’S FOOTBALL** TWO FOREST TRAIL ENDS AT THE KIOSK WHERE YOU PICKED UP YOUR TRAIL MAP. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS HIKE !!