13th Annual Mass Walking Tour Schedule of Events
Hampden County: Holland, Brimfield, Warren, Palmer and Wilbraham
June 21 2024
Group Hike:Westville Recreation Area 9 am
125 Wallace Rd. Sturbridge, MA 01566
Approximately 1.8 mile loop. Parking off Breakneck Rd. near picnicking area.
Maps: Trek Sturbridge , Full Day Route for MWT – Our full route including Westville is about 9.7 miles.
Concert: Holland Community Center 6pm
40 Brimfield Rd, Holland, MA 01521
SPECIAL GUESTS: Stevens Family Band, Jared and Jess Adams
Sponsored by the Holland Cultural Council
June 22 2024
Group Hike: Stevens Brook Sichol Community Forest- 10 am 18 Blodgett Road Holland, MA 01521
with Opacum Land Trust. Parking at trailhead on Blodgett Road. Cart Road to loop trail is approx 2 miles.
MWT will depart continue on to use Grand Trunk trail system accessed off pond bridge road through to Rt. 20 Brimfield parking area and then road walking Hitchcock Academy. Total day MWT approx 6-7 miles.
Concert: Hitchcock Free Academy 6pm
2 Brookfield Rd, Brimfield, MA 01010
SPECIAL GUESTS: Vito Caccavelli, Cedric & Shelby
Sponsored by the Blackstone Valley Music & Performing Arts Collaborative
June 23 2024
Group Hike and Concert: Lucy Stone Park 3 pm
199 Old West Brookfield Rd, Warren, MA 01083
This event will include a short amble around the pollinator gardens (easy) and help break in a newly worked trail on the other side of the park (easy to moderate) totaling about 1/4 mile. The OUTDOOR concert will immediately follow the hike. Bring a chair or blanket and/or a picnic if you like. FAMILY FRIENDLY!
SPECIAL GUESTS: Vito Caccavelli, Green Heron
Full Day Route for MWT approx 7.3 miles
Sponsored by the Warren Cultural Council
June 24 2024
Group Hike: Midura Family Conservation Area 12pm noon –
568 Old Warren Road Palmer, MA 01069
We will make a loop using Yellow, orange, green and some of white trail approx 1.5-2 miles.
Maps: Midura Map and Brochure, Full Day Route for MWT 12 miles including approx 1.5-2 miles at Midura
Concert: Second Congregational Church 6pm
1080 Pleasant St, Palmer, MA 01069
SPECIAL GUESTS: Crowes Pasture, Rich “Amazing Dick the Uke-a-holic” Leufstedt
Sponsored by the Blackstone Valley Music & Performing Arts Collaborative
June 25 2024
Group Hike: Sunrise Peak/ Rice Preserve – 12 pm
Rice Preserve Map – Approx 1.5 miles going up to the ledges first from Hollow Road/Peak Road, sunrise trail and Rachael Phelps trail to highmoor dr.
Full Day Route for MWT – Hike to Sunrise Peak 7.6 miles. We will walk through Rice Preserve entering from Hollow Road/Peak road approx. 1.5 miles exiting onto Highmoor Dr and then on to the library 2.1 miles. Total for the day 11.2 miles.
Concert: Wilbraham Public Library 6pm
25 Crane Park Dr, Wilbraham, MA 01095
SPECIAL GUESTS: Nick Noble of WICN’s The Folk Revival, Dan and Faith Senie, Cameron Sutphin
Sponsored by the Wilbraham Cultural Council
June 29 2024 (rain date June 30)
4th Annual Appalachian Trail Community Celebration
Group Hike: optional guided hikes to Cheshire Cobble or Reynolds Rock 10am
Concert: Father Tom Campsite 12pm noon
6 Main St. Cheshire MA
The Massachusetts Walking Tour has been invited back to perform for this special occasion,
revisiting our 2022 trek of the AT!
Presented by the Cheshire Community Association
Some information about the hikes….
We are offering a free, casual, community meet up to get outside and enjoy these communities on foot. We do not have a support vehicle and cannot offer rides. For our troupe the whole trek is on foot. Participants should organize their own shuttles, drop off/pickups etc. We recommend you come prepared with water, food, bug spray, first aid and whatever else you may need to have a fun and comfortable experience. These hikes are open to ALL. Young or old and everyone in between. We walk at a very reasonable pace and we don’t leave anyone behind! We’d love to have you join us for a hike and maybe a little conversation. If you have questions call Raianne 508-981-6245. Participants may partake at their own risk and assume their own liability for injury, etc. Massachusetts Walking Tour assumes no responsibility for injuries, etc.