Please join the Friends of Beaver Brook Reservation, Friends of the Western Greenway, the New England Mountain Bike Association, and the Department of Conservation and Recreation to finish the construction of over 3800 feet of new trail and 560 feet of new boardwalks in the DCR Beaver Brook North Reservation (formerly Met State Hospital) in Lexington. This work will complete the Western Greenway link between the Metropolitan Parkway and the new Lot 1 property across Walnut Street to connect greenspace in Lexington, Belmont, and Waltham. The boardwalks are nearly finished, but there is still a lot of trail to build. This will be the last work day of the season, so we need a strong turnout of volunteers to finish this trail before winter.

Tools, instruction, and lunch provided. Bring your bottle for bottomless refills of ice water. Come for whatever part of the day your schedule allows. Work goes from 8:30am to approximately 3pm on Saturday November 7, rain or shine. Lunch will be provided to volunteers present at lunch time.


Directions: If you know the area, take the Metropolitan Parkway North from Concord Ave Lexington or the Metropolitan Parkway South across from Forest St at about 480 Trapelo Rd, Waltham and follow signs to trail work. Parking is behind the abandoned administration building at approximately http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42.405333,-71.213164&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.863178,78.75&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A.  You can drive across the weed covered lots almost to the open gate in the chain link fence if your vehicle ground clearance is not too low. Ignore the Googlemap verbal directions, there is no Doty St. This is the preferred parking so we don't fill the residential neighborhood with cars.

If you are unfamiliar with the area, use online maps or portable GPS to get to Marguerite Terrace in Waltham, off Trapelo Rd, and park along the chain link fence. The starting point is near the bottom end of Marguerite Terrace.
A paved bike path also runs along the Metropolitan Parkway and can be accessed from Trapelo Rd, Waltham or Concord Ave, Lexington.

For further information use the contact Mike Tabaczynski at mjt1@rcn.com or 781-929-8748.