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• 2022 Dogtown 5 Mile Trail Run - May 21, 2022

  • When
    Saturday, May 21, 2022
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Rockport train station

  Registration is closed

  Join Cape Ann Trail Stewards for a 5 mile trail race through Dogtown.  All participants will earn a one year membership to Cape Ann Trail Stewards with their race entry fee, and profits from this race go back to trails on Cape Ann. 

  The race will be starting from Rockport, and will fall during our normally scheduled Spring date - May 21, 2022!

  The course passes through unique landscapes that offer runners a technical, exciting terrain guaranteed to challenge even the most nimble runners. 

  Racers will enjoy running through much of Dogtown, past many cultural and natural features such as the cellar holes, Briar Swamp, Whale's Jaw and other interesting sites. 

  Membership fees are $25/$30 on race day. Mail in forms available as well. 

  
  Visit our Facebook page for periodic updates and race day information. 
  

  
  

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• Squam Road to Norton Forest & JerryMannder Trail

  • When
    Sunday, May 22, 2022
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Rockport, MA
  • Spaces left
    13
  • Registered
    7 registrants

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  HIKE FOR SUNDAY, May 22, 2022
  
  Squam Road to Norton Forest and JerryMannder Trail
  
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  Please join the Sunday morning hiking group on this approximately 4 mile hike through the Norton Memorial Forest and along the JerryMannder Trail.
  The hike starts and ends at the trailhead at the end of Squam Rd., Rockport (the eastern terminus of the Squam Path, a/k/a the Parishioners' Walk). The route cuts through the Norton Forest and the heart of the island's interior, with an amazing mix of terrain along the way – wide easy “roads” through deciduous woods; soft paths through the majestic Norton pines; and the narrow, rugged JerryMannder trail through deep mixed forest (named for Noel Mann's brother Jerry, who is said to have first blazed it).
  Lots to see along the way, too – the Anne Natti memorial stone; granite mansions on upper Dennison St., and of course, the iconic Whale’s Jaw. If we're lucky, Miss Gulch's bicycle will still greet us as we head out and return.

  
  Meeting Spot:   Upper end of Squam Road, off Route 127 (Granite Street) in Rockport.  Squam is the second left past the entrance to the train station.  Park on the right side of the road, and make sure to leave room for passing.    Please arrive early.  The hike will depart promptly at 10 AM.
  As always please bring water, proper footwear and poles if you use them.  At this time of year, bug spray/sunscreen is advisable, too.
  
  Please note that dogs are not permitted on the Sunday Morning Hikes.
  
  In the event of rain, the hike may be rescheduled, and an email notification will go out at 8 AM prior to the hike.  The rain date will be the following non-holiday Sunday.
  
  Registration is limited to 20.  Please register early to ensure a spot, and if you cannot make it, let us know (even at last-minute) so we can add those on the waitlist.  Please do not be a “no show”!
  
  

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• 2022 Poles Hill Solstice Hike

  • When
    Tuesday, June 21, 2022
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Poles Hill, Gloucester
  • Spaces left
    8

  Registration is closed

  Join CATS board member and trail steward  for a hike through Poles Hill on the solstice.  Registration is limited and we will be taking attendance at the start.  Please pre-register!  

  Parking information will go out with the walk confirmation prior to the hike.  

  Please contact us if you need more information!  We hope to see you there.

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