AMC offers COVID conscious opportunities to enjoy the outdoors locally, visit many of our lodges and campgrounds, and join virtual events and activities. Participants of all in-person events should bring and wear face coverings, expect social distancing, and changes to our usual practices. To support contact tracing and hands-free signing of the AMC liability waiver, online registration is required for all in person AMC events.
Join us for a morning hike in this local gem, just off Route #128. Highlights include Kendrick Pond, views of the Charles River and the boardwalk crossing a marshland. The 6 mile trail has minor ups and downs, with some roots and rocks and we will hike at a moderate pace for around 3 hours. We will observe MA state guidelines on social distancing and face covering. More detailed information will be provided once participants are confirmed on the hike.
Judith is a keen hiker and loves to explore the trails in the MA state parks & reservations and town conservation areas. In 2020 she section-hiked the MA Mid State Trail and this year is exploring the Bay Circuit trail
Join glaciologist/geophysicist Bruce Porter for a socially distanced walk through Hop Brook Basin in Sudbury, Mass. While wearing a face mask, explore the many features formed by the glacier that blanketed New England 10,000 yrs. ago. Kettles pit the plane. Kame terraces rise abruptly to create beautiful vistas of the wetlands below. Severe weather postpones walk to the rain date of 4/11.
Join me for a scenic 2.5 mile beginner-friendly walk around Fresh Pond in Cambridge. Bring a backpack with water, a snack, warm layers, mask, and hand sanitizer. Let me know if there's anything you're missing and I might be able to accommodate!
Chao is a local leader with the 20s and 30s committee. He really enjoys taking people on local hikes. He also enjoys software projects related to hiking so do reach out to him if you are interested in working together.
Join me for a scenic 2.5 mile beginner-friendly sunrise walk through a section of the Western Greenway Trail in Belmont. Bring a backpack with water, a snack, warm layers, mask, and hand sanitizer. Let me know if there's anything you're missing and I might be able to accommodate!
Michael Hanley is a local leader with the AMC Young Member's committee. In addition to hiking he enjoys exploring Massachusetts on his bike, open water swimming, and playing piano.
Join me for a scenic 2.5 mile beginner-friendly sunrise walk around Fresh Pond in Cambridge. Bring a backpack with water, a snack, warm layers, mask, and hand sanitizer. Let me know if there's anything you're missing and I might be able to accommodate!
Michael Hanley is a local leader with the AMC Young Member's committee. In addition to hiking he enjoys exploring Massachusetts on his bike, open water swimming, and playing piano.
Join me for a scenic 2.5 mile beginner-friendly sunrise walk through a section of the Western Greenway Trail in Belmont. Bring a backpack with water, a snack, warm layers, mask, and hand sanitizer. Let me know if there's anything you're missing and I might be able to accommodate!
Michael Hanley is a local leader with the AMC Young Member's committee. In addition to hiking he enjoys exploring Massachusetts on his bike, open water swimming, and playing piano.
Join me for a scenic 2.5 mile beginner-friendly sunrise walk through a section of the Western Greenway Trail in Belmont. Bring a backpack with a headlamp or flashlight, water, a snack, warm layers, mask, and hand sanitizer.
Michael Hanley is a local leader with the AMC Young Member's committee. In addition to hiking he enjoys exploring Massachusetts on his bike, open water swimming, and playing piano.
Join me for a scenic 3 mile walk through sections of the Western Greenway Trail in Belmont. Bring a backpack with water, warm layers, snacks, mask, and hand sanitizer. Because of the ice and snow covering the trails, microspikes will be required.
Michael Hanley is a 3-season local leader with the AMC Young Member's committee. In addition to hiking year-round he enjoys bike touring, open water swimming, and playing piano.
Join Jesse and Bert as we take a tour of Holiday Lights in Somerville as a part of the city of Somerville's "Illuminations Tour 2020". The start time will be 7pm on Friday December 18th, and the starting location will be somewhere in Davis Square, exact location to be told to the accepted participants before the event. Face masks and normal social distancing protocols will be expected and enforced during this event.
Join glaciologist/geophysicist Bruce Porter for a morning walk in Sudbury to explore the many features formed by the glacier that blanketed New England 10,000 yrs. ago. Kettles pit the plane and kame terraces rise abruptly to create beautiful vistas of the wetlands below. Be able to identify eskers, erratics, kames, and more on your next hike. Flat with one steep 50 foot section. Bring water. Severe weather postpones to rain date (Sunday Nov. 8). Enrollment is limited. Time and location provided with participant approval