Join us for a guided loop hike at the Clark Reserve off Chocorua Lake Road to explore the late fall colors and happenings in the forest as plants and animals prepare for winter.
On Friday, October 22, from 9-11:30AM, join naturalist and Chocorua Lake Conservancy Stewardship Director Lynne Flaccus for a hike on the CLC Clark Reserve’s Hunters and Highland trails. This moderate hike will leave from Chocorua Lake Road just downhill from Philbrick Neighborhood Road on a wood road often referred to as the Old Mail Road that leads to the Clark Reserve. We’ll pass by the cut off to Bickford Heights, piles of boulders, and the old foundation as we work our way up the Hunters trail to the twin boulders. Then we’ll loop back down towards Blackey’s Flats on the Highland trail and back down to the Old Mail Road again.
Participants will want sturdy hiking shoes/boots, a snack, plenty of water and perhaps hiking poles. The fall trails sometimes get slippery with fallen leaves. Though the Hunters trail is somewhat steep, it is fairly short and we will choose a moderate pace as we go. The Old Mail Road is more gradual. The Clark Reserve has a history of timber harvests, trails, stone walls, and pasture land in addition to the natural history that abounds.
Parking is at the trailhead located 1.4 miles from the Narrows Bridge on Chocorua Lake Road You’ll see two large boulders in the wood road on the right. If you’re coming from Route 113 via the Philbrick Neighborhood Road, the trailhead is the second wood road on your left after turning onto Chocorua Lake Road from Philbrick. We’ll be there early to help you find parking.
Please email lflaccus@chocorualake.org with your name and phone number to tell us you will be coming so that we can let you know of any changes to the schedule.
Naturalist and CLC Stewardship Director Lynne Flaccus has 30+ years of experience in land conservation and stewardship, managing protected properties, studying wildlife, and educating adults and children.
Banner image: Walking in the Clark Reserve. Photo: Lynne Flaccus