Wapack Trail
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The Wapack Trail is one of the oldest public, interstate hiking trails in the United States. Opened in 1923, it runs north-south for 21 miles, between Mount Watatic in Ashburnham, Massachusetts and North Pack Monadnock mountain in Greenfield, New Hampshire. It is designed for day use by hikers, with no camping facilities.
The trail passes through Ashby, Massachusetts and the New Hampshire towns of New Ipswich, Temple, Sharon and Peterborough. It also goes through Miller State Park and the Wapack National Wildlife Refuge, as well as numerous privately owned parcels of land.
The trail is overseen by a non-profit group called Friends of the Wapack. Aside from upgrading and maintaining the trail, the group is trying to have the entire length preserved from development.
External links
- Friends of the Wapack site (http://www.wapack.org/)