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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpring WalksFriday Birding with BLT 7:30 AM Pogorelc Sanctuary, BLT Conservation Center, 1540 Main Street, W Barnstable 02668 Celebrate the Town of Barnstable's Spring Walking Weekend and join Barnstable Land Trust with walk leader and ornithology educator, Tommy Burgess, to explore a local birding spot and take in the fresh morning air. This is on an easy trail that is about ¼ mile in length, and will include a number of stops and starts to listen and look for birds. Please bring binoculars. Event will be cancelled in the case of rain or severe weather. Registration is required at blt.org/events, and there is a limit of 10 participants. Walkway to the Sea Ribbon Cutting 10:00 AM Approximate Length of Walk/Time to complete: 1.25 mi./1 hr. Starting Point of Walk: JFK Museum (397 Main Street) Walk Leader and Contact Info: Doug Payson Narrative: The Open Space Committee will be hosting a walk and ribbon-cutting to celebrate the new multi-use path on Ocean Street. This path will expand walking and biking options in Hyannis and create an aesthetically pleasing gateway towards Kalmus Beach. The walk will commence in front of the JFK Museum (397 Main Street) at noon on Friday, May 15th and will progress down the Walkway to the Sea to Kalmus Beach. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at the entrance to Kalmus Beach at 12:30pm to officially open the path to the public. Saturday Exploring Fuller Farm 10:00 AM The Michael R. Kramer Center at Fuller Farm, 995 Route 149, Marstons Mills Celebrate Barnstable's Spring Walking Weekend by joining BLT's Director of Land Stewardship, Kelly Barber, as you explore BLT's Fuller Farm in Marstons Mills. The trail is a combination of a short woodland loop overlooking cranberry bogs, an open meadow trail, and a new Holly Loop Trail through the Wheeler Holly Preserve. Meeting at the Michael R. Kramer Center, a beautiful post and beam barn, participants will also get a behind the scenes look at the lower level land stewardship space. Pre-registration is required at blt.org/events. Geocaching at Coombs Bog 10 AM Approximate length of walk/time to complete: 1.5 Miles/1.5 Hours Starting Point of Walk: Old Stage Road Parking Lot Rating of Terrain and Pace: Moderate pace and terrain Directions to Starting Point and Parking: From Rt 28, travel about 1/2 mile north on Old Stage Road. Parking is on the left just after Carleton Rd. Parking lot access is adjacent to 505 Old Stage Road, Centerville 02632 Walk Leader and Contact Info: Katrina Malakhoff, kmalakhoff@gmail.com Narrative: Come learn about a fascinating activity with geocaching aficionado Katrina Malakhoff. There are almost 200 caches on Cape Cod including three hidden at Barnstable Land Trust's Coombs Bog. Katrina will explain how geocaching works and guide a walk to the bog to make some discoveries! Crooked Cartway 2PM Approximate length of walk/time to complete: 3 miles/2 hours Starting point: Parking area at end of crooked cartway Rating: Almost entirely flat with one hill up to the deck. Relaxed pace. Directions: Take Route 149 (south from Rte 6, Noth from Rte 28) to Rotary at cape cod airport, marstons mills, west on race lane for 1.1 miles. Right onto crooked cartway. Go to end. Parking area in front of gate. Walk leader: Farley Lewis, farlewis@gmail.com Narrative: Wooded walk to the Walker Poiunt Observation Deck. Nice open views to the south. Will travel trails that were previously used as cartways. Now these paths are part of a large network of walking/multiuse trails maintained by the Town of Barnstable. Sunday Lumbert Pond Ramble 10 AM Approximate Length of Walk/time to complete: 1.5 Miles/1.5 Hours Starting Point of Walk: Lumbert Pond Conservation Area Parking Lot Rating of Terrain and Pace: Moderate pace and terrain Directions to Starting Point and Parking: From Rt 28, travel about 0.4 mile north on Lumbert Mill Road. Parking is on the right on the corner of Nye Road. Address: 446 Lumbert Mill Road, Centerville 02632 Walk Leader and Contact Info: Lev Malakhoff capedcod@gmail.com Narrative: Join pathways' enthusiast Lev Malakhoff on a ramble along the piney trails of the Lumbert Pond Conservation Area. We'll visit the forest and viewpoints along the pond. Botany Walk at Eagle Pond 2:00 PM Approximate Length of Walk/Time to complete: 2 miles/2 hours Starting Point of Walk: Eagle Pond Sanctuary Rating of Terrain and Pace: uneven ground, easy pace Directions to Starting Point and Parking: Parking area across from 820 Putnam Ave. Walk Leader and Contact Info: Vicki LeFevre, 607-725-1816, Ivlef@aol.com Narrative: A joint walk with the Botanical Club of Cape Cod and the Islands. While hiking a loop through the woods and around the pond, we will point out some of Cape Cod's ecologically important native trees and bushes, and look for spring wildflowers.