{"id":733,"date":"2010-02-10T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=733"},"modified":"2010-02-10T12:00:58","modified_gmt":"2010-02-10T16:00:58","slug":"school-vacation-hike-on-the-colby-phillips-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=733","title":{"rendered":"School vacation hike on the Colby Phillips trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>Plan now to join the Hanover Open Space Committee during February?s school<br \/>\nvacation week on Wednesday, February 17th at 1 p.m.  It will be a great<br \/>\nopportunity to understand the new trail map, see your CPC funds at work, and<br \/>\nget your kids out on the trails in a safe and fun way. <\/p>\n<p>The group will walk out and back on the Colby Phillips trail.  The hike<br \/>\nstarts at the trail entrance on Whiting Street.  Parking is available across<br \/>\nfrom trail head at the Hanover Middle School. <\/p>\n<p>The first stop will be at the bird watching platform, approximately &frac12; mile<br \/>\nin from the trail head.  Walkers can turn around here, or continue the<br \/>\nentire trail length to Circuit Street, ending at a quaint family cemetery.<br \/>\nLimited on street parking is also available at this end for anyone that can<br \/>\ndrop a car in advance of the hike.  The out and back hike length is<br \/>\napproximately 2 &frac12; miles of flat, scenic, wooded walking. There is one bridge<br \/>\nand a series of boardwalks with stairs on the hike. <\/p>\n<p>In case of deep snow, feel free to bring snow shoes, and the hike will be<br \/>\nmodified according to participants. Please send an e-mail to<br \/>\nhanoveropenspace@gmail.com in case of questionable weather conditions, or<br \/>\nsign up for our yahoo group, HanoverOpenSpace,<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/groups.  yahoo.com\/group\/hanoveropenspace\/ to keep<br \/>\ninformed of all Hanover Open Space news.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, mark your calendars for March 20th at 10 a.m. to explore<br \/>\nthe French&#8217;s Stream trail and open space abutting the King Street Recreation<br \/>\nComplex project.<\/p>\n<p>Maps of all town owned open space are available on-line at<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.hanover-ma.gov\/maps-gis\/2009-os-map\/Hanover-2009-Open-Space-Map.p<br \/>\ndf (be patient, the file takes a while to load). Or for your convenience, a<br \/>\nprinted, foldable map can be picked up at Town Hall in the Conservation<br \/>\nOffice located on the second floor.  Hanover&#8217;s Open Space Committee meets at<br \/>\nTown Hall the first Monday of each month. Meetings are open to the public,<br \/>\nso please join in the fun.<\/p>\n<p>For &quot;Around Town on the Web&quot;,<\/p>\n<p>Cathy H-B<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Around Town on the Web&quot; is a community service that has been provided to<br \/>\nself-selected residents of the Town of Hanover since the spring of 2004.  If<br \/>\nsomeone forwarded this message to you and you would like to receive these<br \/>\ncommunications directly, please e-mail your first and last name and e-mail<br \/>\naddress to   cathyhb@atotw.com .  If you would<br \/>\nlike to be removed from this distribution list, please e-mail your request<br \/>\nto me at   cathyhb@atotw.com .  For submission<br \/>\nguidelines and answers to frequently asked questions about &quot;ATOTW&quot;, please<br \/>\ngo to www.atotw.com .  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