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GET READY 1. Read the hike description below to make sure it's a good fit for your family. 2. Reserve a spot using the link at the bottom of this page. 3. Visit our Google Maps site to get customized directions from your house. 4. Dress for success: * Study shoes, wool socks. Boots in winter. Waterproof shoes when wet or muddy. * Layer your clothes. Hats and gloves in winter. * Bring water and a snack. Hungry kids are cranky. * Read: Hiking with Kids, Winter Clothing Recommendations, and our Gear Checklist CALENDAR Sept 9th, 1:30pm Dune walk at Sandy Point Beach- September is a great month for walking in the dunes and along the shore. Just us for a walk through the pine dunes and back along the short. Sandy Point Beach - at the very southern tip of Plum Island, a classic Atlantic Ocean barrier island. CANCELLED: Sat Sept 29/30th; Mt Greylock, Family Backpacking The Hike: Try an overnight backpack trip into the pristine Mt Greylock Reservation in Western MA. It's a great hike for beginning backpacers. We'll hike from Williamstown MA, climbing the beautiful Hopper Trail to the Mt Greylock's Stony Ledge camp area. The campgroud is hike-in only, making it natural and quiet. It boasts views of the summitt tower and an old growth forested valley below. Leave Boston at 8am Saturday, back by Sunday dinner. Moderate 2.5 mile hike, with some long steady hills but no cliffs or scrambles. Recommended for ages 4+ with some hike experience. Gear: See our checklist by clicking here: Gear checklist. If you're new to backpacking, REI has rental equipment for those needing backpacks, tents, sleeping bags, etc. Need help or advice? We're delighted to share our thoughts. Email info.bsko@gmail.com. For food we recommend you bring a bag lunch for Saturday, snacks for the hike up and down, plus something for lunch Sunday. We'l provide an exciting selection of dehydrated backpacking delights for dinner Saturday and breakfast Sunday then collect fromthose who want to join. Logisitics: We'll leave at 8am Saturday morning in a loose caravan from 36 Eastern Ave Arlington MA 02476. Come at 7:30 for coffee if you like. We'll make a mid morning stop in lovely Shelburne Falls for a snack. We plan to eat Saturday lunch at the trail head in Williamstown around 11 30 before we start. You can join us at any of those points. We'll have a group dinner Saturday night and group breakfast Sunday morning. Let us know if you choose to join those meals. IMPORTANT BOOK NOW: Mt Greylock no longer allows multiple site bookings so you'll need to book your site ASAP as we can't book a block as we've done in years past. The link is: Reserve America Greylock. Any site is good. We're at site 9. Need help or advice? We can help you with a checklist and point out where you can rent equipment if this is your first time backpacking. Reservations required. Click here to reserve your spot on any hike Click here for MAP OF HIKES |