Eric: The directions supplied from Google took us on a very roundabout route to get to this trail from our house. Luckily, Tracy has a friend that lives in the area and was able to direct us back on the right track after we missed the turn on Bridge street. We finally made our way to Old Nourse street, took a left onto Andrews road, and made our way past the McMansions towards the entrance to the park.
Here is the entrance. The sign "No Hunting per order of the board of selectman. This means that you don't have to wear your orange vest, and is good news since I don't remember if we brought those vests with us and my burnt orange jacket blends in to the fallen leaves.
Most of the trail was very level terrain with only a couple spots were the ground sloped, which were not steep. The going was easy and we did not work up a sweat. The trail was mostly dirt without rocks. Some areas of the trail were flooded but were still passable, even if we had to skirt the edge and duck under branches. The view of the reservoir was decent, worth the taking time to snack on a mossy area near the water.
The Headwaters Conservation Area used to be a part of the Westborough Charm Bracelet Trail System, a system of trails that connects several walking trails in Westborough. I don't know why it was excluded, but it appears that it still connects to the rest of the System.
This is a place we would come back to if for when we want a relaxing walk in the woods. We did not see any wildlife, but it was the end of December. Before we come back here though, we will probably check out the rest of the Charm Bracelet system.
Yes, this is an indicator that you will be subjected to self photos. Luckily, we usually only take pictures of each other and the landscape, but we do occasionally try to get a pic with both of us in it. This is me feeling froggy. This trail is not marked by the usual red, blue, white, green, or orange trail markers that you usually find on the New England trails. It has some nice, professionally carved signs at most of the intersections.
Eric: Here it looks like some flapper lost her scarf.
This trail also has some of the wood plank bridges that Tracy loves that are interspersed on the various trails in our area.
Although the temperature was in the high fifties, the snow that was still present on the ground lowered the temperature quite a bit in some areas. Over the snowing areas, there was a slight chill. But we only needed to step off the snow and onto the bare ground to feel the full warmth of this winter Sunday.
Eric: Because the air was so warm and the snow was, well, zero degrees Celsius, we could see the fog created by the snow sublimating into the atmosphere.
Tracy: Oh jeez. We could see fog. Eric's just trying to be fancy. Sublimate? Whatever.
Here are some more pictures of the hike! I am not exactly sure what I am doing in this pic. I think Tracy wanted to get a shot of me walking, but instead this dorky pose was caught.
This picture of Tracy, on the other hand, was expertly taken by me. Unfortunately, I did not notice the branches in front of her face.
And more trail pics.
And then we came across a barrier for a trail. If it was warmer, we might have attempted to cross the water. After searching up and down stream, we could not find a suitable way to cross this stream.
Eric: Here is where I tried to put down a log to make a bridge. It broke as soon as I dropped it and floated down the stream.
Here are some deer tracks.
And here is what I hope are dog tracks.
We stopped for lunch over looking the Mill Pond at Osprey Point.
And we are done.
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