South Shore Walkabouts Free Group Walk at Borderland.

9/7 10:30 Can't get enough of Borderland. Beginner-friendly 3 mile walk. Bring your camera if you like.

When: Sat Sept 7, 2013, 10:30am
They spray for bugs now so no need for bug spray in my opinion.
Last week's walk was so much fun with 9 walkers, we decided to repeat it again this Saturday.

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Borderland State Park 
Website: http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/borderland/

Cost: There is a $2 per car fee. You can also park along the road outside the park but it's a longer walk to the visitor's center, so leave extra time if you plan to park outside.

Carpool: Please post your desire to carpool in your RSVP and make offers to carpool there too.

Meeting Location: Meet by the Visitor's Center. We can pick-up trail maps here.

Event Organizer(s)/Host(s):

We need at least 6 Yes RSVPs 24 hours in advance. Attendance is limited to 20 people.

Guests: 1 adult per member welcome!

Late Arrivals: We will wait our traditional 5-10 minutes for late arrivals.

RSVP Deadline: Please finalize your RSVP by 9am the day of the walk. Any changes made after this time may not be seen.

Inclement Weather: Heavy rains will cancel. We will walk if it is overcast or there is a slight drizzle. Please plan to bring a lightweight jacket with a hood just in case. (We will do our best to notify everyone if this event is cancelled by 8AM on the day of the walk.)

Rain Date: None: We'll do this walk again.

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Directions: Taken directly from the website.

Borderland is located approximately three miles from the center of Sharon, Mansfield and North Easton, Massachusetts; the park is twenty miles from Boston and thirty miles from Providence, RI. We meet at the park entrance with the Visitors Center in Easton. The first set of directions takes you directly there.

From North: Take Rte. 128 south to Rte. 95 south (towards Providence). Take exit 10 (Sharon, Walpole and Coney Street). Take a left at the end of the ramp and follow this road, two or three miles to the traffic lights in Sharon Center. Go straight thru this intersection and immediately bear right onto Pond St. Follow Pond St. for 1-1/2 miles until you come to a traffic rotary. Go half way around the rotary and continue onto Massapoag Ave. for three miles to the park entrance, on your left.

From Boston: Take the southeast expressway south to Rte. 128 north and then to Rte. 95 south. Follow directions from above.

From West: Mass Pike to Rte. 495 south to exit 10 (Easton and Rte. 123). Take a left at the end of the ramp and follow Rte. 123 east towards Easton. Rte. 123 will merge with Rte. 106 east. After this merge look for the brown "Borderland" sign, on the left about a half mile from the merge. Take this left onto Poquanticut Ave. After about a mile the road will fork, bear to the left onto Massapoag Ave. and follow the signs to the park, approximately another two miles. Entrance will be on your right.

From East (Brockton): From Rte. 24 north take exit 17B (Easton). Follow Rte. 123 west to the intersection of Rte. 138. Take a right onto Rte. 138 north and follow to the second set of traffic lights (approx. one mile), take a left onto Main St and continue about one mile into the center of North Easton. In the center the road will fork, continue straight up the hill, Lincoln St., and follow to the end, approx. two miles. Take a right onto Bay Rd., then an immediate left onto Allen Rd. Follow Allen Rd. to its end, approx. one and a half miles. Take a right onto Rockland St. and follow for just under a mile to a four way stop sign. Take a right onto Massapoag Ave., the park entrance will be one mile on your right.

From South (Fall River): From Rte. 24 north take exit 16 (Rte. 106 west and Mansfield). Follow Rte. 106 west through four sets of traffic lights. Go thru the fourth light, which will be the intersection of Rte. 123 and 106, continue west on Rtes. 123 & 106 for one half mile. A brown park sign will be on your right, take this right onto Poquanticut Ave. Follow the signs to the park, approximately three miles.

From South (Providence): Take Rte. 95 north to exit 7A (Mansfield & Rte. 140 south). Take Rte. 140 south to the intersection of Rte. 106 east. Follow Rte. 106 into Easton. Rte. 106 will merge with Rte. 123. Continue 1/2 mile after the merge and turn left at the brown Borderland sign onto Poquanticut Ave. Follow Poquanticut Ave. and then bear left onto Massapoag Ave. to the park, which will be on your right, approximately 3 miles from the turn at Rtes. 106/123.

Sign up at www.bigtent.com/groups/sswalkers or request an invitation by emailing Suzanne ibmsuzanne@yahoo.com