Leaders Needed: The Worcester Chapter is looking for people interested in leading and co-leading hikes, both local and upcountry. If you enjoy hiking and would like to share the experience with others by leading trips please contact the Hiking Chair, Pat Lambert, plambert119@yahoo.com.
Hike Difficulty Ratings:
- Distance
- Terrain
- Very strenuous (example: upper portion of the Tuckerman’s Ravine Trail on Mt. Washington)
- Strenuous (example: White Dot Trail on Mt. Monadnock)
- Average (example: Bicentennial Trail on Mt. Wachusett)
- Easy (example: most trails at Hopkinton State Park or Trout Brook Reservation in Holden)
Pace
- Very fast (2.5 miles per hours (mph) or faster)
- Fast (2-2.5 mph)
- Moderate (1.5-2 mph)
- Slower (less than 1.5 mph)
Overall trip difficulty
- Expert (In ski parlance, double black diamond)
- Advanced (black diamond)
- Intermediate (blue trails)
- Easy (green trails)
- Introductory (novice - bunny slope)
For more details, go to the Leadership page.
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White Mountain National Forest Use
Leaders: After leading a hike in the White Mountains, complete the White Mountain National Forest Use Form and send to the United States Forest Service either at the postal address or the e-mail address on the form (Word document or Adobe PDF).
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100 Mile Patch Program for 2008
Purpose: Encourage our Worcester Chapter Hike leaders to offer more hikes and to increase the participation of members in our Chapter’s hikes. |
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Qualifications:
- Hike leaders and hike participants are eligible
- Official AMC Worcester Chapter hike from Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2008
Send the following information to the Hiking Chair, Pat Lambert, at plambert119@yahoo.com
- Your name
- Your mailing address
- For each hike:
- Date
- Location
- Leader(s) name(s)
- Distance
- Grand total distance of all hikes listed (must >= 100)
- Incomplete forms will be returned.
- Upon validation of the information provided, the patch will be mailed to you.
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