I loaded up my backpack with the usual items and headed over to Leominster State Forest to hike a new (to me) trail, Ball Hill.It was a nice sunny day when I arrived at 3:30, and there were few people around. The hike was a big loop, with no summit view or clearly delineated high point, but it was a decent walk. There were mushrooms of many varieties and colors, the foliage was still very green, and I found an interesting tree with a very cool bark pattern.
As I've said elsewhere it wasn't annoying, it wasn't difficult, but it wasn't very fun either. I am glad I hiked the trail, but it was very rocky, the footing was uneven, it was humid (not the trail's fault, but it detracted from the experience), and more of the hike was accompanied by unfavorable odors (swamp, animal poop, etc...) than by the clean fresh scent of trees and fresh water bodies. So: a day well-spent, but definitely no repeat value for this guy. When I return I will try yet another trail, or just walk Crow Hills again, which was fantastic last year.
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