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A new bench has been placed at the bird blind lookout to the marsh on the Outback trail. Geoff King built the bench, and Derek Shirley lugged all the pieces single handedly 1.25 miles to the marsh. A second bench is also available on the new Far Side trail at the old mill site on […]
Thayer Brook Preserve has made some changes to their trail system this week. The changes are designed to improve trail damage on the Mill trail and route around areas that are beyond repair. The Mill Trail (yellow blaze) has been terminated at the old Mill site which has been cleared to include a bench and […]
Thanks to all and especially to John Keller for his efforts putting on another great race! It was a lovely evening and there were a lot of smiles, but of course some suffering on display right at the finish. We ended up with 140 registrations and 114 actual runners. The people registering included 31 different […]
We’ve had below freezing temperatures for a month combined with several snowstorms to create the perfect snow conditions at Libby Hill! The ski trails are well groomed and new this year we have a snowdog that packs two of the hiking trails, Lynx and Harold Libbey, for biking and hiking. You can also snowshoe on […]
In addition to groomed ski trails, Mo Russo is using a ‘snow dog’ to pack the Lynx and Harold Libbey trails for hikers, bikers, and dog walkers. You can still use snowshoes on these trails but you may not need them. The Outback and Thayer Brook Trails remain unpacked and suitable for snowshoes. We haven’t […]
Our dedicated groomers (Carl Holmquist, Mo Russo, Tyler Holmquist, and others) are out at all hours when the snow finally comes to Libby Hill! Often times this can be the middle of the night. Equipment breaks, trees block trails, deer run by, and snow conditions are different every time. So much happens behind the scenes […]