Guided Hike along part of Shelburne’s Fire Tower Trail System – Saturday, August 13, 9:00 AM

Guided Fire Tower & Big Trees Trail Hike – The Deerfield River Watershed Association, Shelburne Open Space Committee, and Arms Library have partnered to lead a scenic and educational hike along Shelburne Trails’ - Fire Tower and Big Trees interpretive trail system.  A former Natural Resource Specialist/Forester will lead the hike through private lands he manages for public recreation. There are 7 interpretive panels and many tree identification tags to learn from along the way.  We may detour to a scenic overlook too.  

What to Bring:  Hikers should wear good walking sneakers or hiking boots and bring plenty of water to drink, a snack, sunscreen, and tick repellant or treatment.  (The best tick treatment is to pretreat your clothing with Permethrin.)   

What to Know:  We will not be climbing all of the way to the Fire Tower. This is rated as a moderate, 1 ½ mile roundtrip hike. The first half is uphill, but not too steep. Hikers should have a medium level of skill, but more endurance than last month’s hike to the river beaches.  There will be plenty of discussion stops along the way. The hike will most likely take about two hours.  

Where to Meet:  Due a footrace in Shelburne Falls Village, we will instead gather by the trailhead at the intersection of Route 2 and Halligan Avenue at 9:00 AM on Saturday, August 13th. Halligan Ave is located off of Route 2 about 200 yards North (West) of the Sweetheart Restaurant. Park on either side of the lower end of Halligan Ave. 

If you have any questions, or would like to pre-register (you will be notified in case of a need to reschedule) contact Jim at:  drwa@deerfieldriver.org        

See you there!