I am so glad you enjoyed the East-West trail! I would love to get a little group here going to do it on a regular basis. All our GWLT properties are stunning, it's so cool to have them integrated into this trail.
I will mention that the Eastern trailhead is definitely a weird spot, but parking there is fine (especially on the weekends). It's possible they have parking restrictions there currently since they are creating a new park - I just haven't looked closely when I've driven by.
The other weird thing is shortly after you begin on the East side, you'll have to cross a very wide Plantation St. with lots of traffic and no crosswalk. I would love for them to add some safe way for hikers to cross. But the walk through Coal Mine Brook is really pretty (saw a giant Blue Heron once!), as is Green Hill Park. Hope you can do it the next time you're here!
Hey Mary. I'm glad you enjoyed the story and really appreciate the heads up about parking on the east side. I'll have to return soon and check out the Coal Mine Brook section (the name alone had me super intrigued.) The crossing on Plantation Street sounds kind of like the challenge of getting into Stony Brook Reservation here in Boston by dashing across Enneking Parkway when there's a traffic window. Not ideal.
If you end up getting a group together for regular East-West hikes, let me know. Maybe I could join you all for the easternmost segment.
I am so glad you enjoyed the East-West trail! I would love to get a little group here going to do it on a regular basis. All our GWLT properties are stunning, it's so cool to have them integrated into this trail.
I will mention that the Eastern trailhead is definitely a weird spot, but parking there is fine (especially on the weekends). It's possible they have parking restrictions there currently since they are creating a new park - I just haven't looked closely when I've driven by.
The other weird thing is shortly after you begin on the East side, you'll have to cross a very wide Plantation St. with lots of traffic and no crosswalk. I would love for them to add some safe way for hikers to cross. But the walk through Coal Mine Brook is really pretty (saw a giant Blue Heron once!), as is Green Hill Park. Hope you can do it the next time you're here!
Hey Mary. I'm glad you enjoyed the story and really appreciate the heads up about parking on the east side. I'll have to return soon and check out the Coal Mine Brook section (the name alone had me super intrigued.) The crossing on Plantation Street sounds kind of like the challenge of getting into Stony Brook Reservation here in Boston by dashing across Enneking Parkway when there's a traffic window. Not ideal.
If you end up getting a group together for regular East-West hikes, let me know. Maybe I could join you all for the easternmost segment.