Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Moore State Park - MA (Waterfall/Trail)

-1 Sawmill Road, Paxton, Massachusetts
-visited July 2017
-maybe 2 miles if do all the trails
-easy
-porta potty / outhouse
-nearby: Cascading Park
-notes:
     -big dirt parking lot at the end of the road, free
     -big sign for park at beginning of road, as well as a trailhead map at the parking area
     -big field to start, all sun, trails are mainly shade except for by the mill and the field
     -can walk a paved road or wooded trails
     -some small inclines / stepping but very minimal, small hills
     -lots of dragonflies and mini frogs
     -tons of rhododendron plants, all trails are lined with them, visit in june?
     -lots of bugs
     -has a restored mill, three waterfalls (ok in low water but should go after rain), old foundations, a few bridges, a lake, some picnic tables, and some lawn chairs
     -trails are easy and fairly flat with minimal stepping
     -a couple of post signs but otherwise trails are unmarked, fairly easy to follow though
     -use "artist overlook" to get good views of the mill and the natural waterfall
     -two waterfalls are man made (dams)

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