Trustees - Jewell Hill

It's Sunday in the summertime.  Betsy is busy, but my mom is available, so I encourage her to join me on a hike at a local Trustees area that I have been wanting to go to for a long time:  Jewell Hill in Ashburnham.  As we're driving up the rather challenging country roads, my Mom inquires:  "Have you been here before?"  My response, "What's the fun in that?"

We check the map.  It's not overly challenging, so we should be able to make it to the top of the hill.

This property is an old farm with lots of wide open fields.
Following the trail map, we choose the most gradual ascent to the summit of Jewell Hill.

Near the top, the trees are a little shorting giving a fine view to the north.

To the east, the view is even better.

Mom takes in the view from a bench conveniently located at the top.

Here's the requisite shot to show I was actually hiking here, too.  Note the trail condition is very good.

It is very common to find stone walls in the middle of the woods in Central Massachusetts,   
This hails back to the 19th century where the entire landscape was cleared as farmland.

Coming down the mountain, we heard "machine noises". 
This tractor was mowing the grasses of the surrounding fields.
Big circles.

Almost made it back.  Look this is almost the same picture as the one at the beginning, except that there are trees in the background, not farm buildings.

Here are today's stats.  A nice walk, with a nice view, on a nice day.

• Distance

  1.45 mi
• Elev Gain

  271 ft
• Time

  34m 19s