Ravenswood Wildflower Walk (Second Date Added!)

Join us for a walk along the Magnolia Swamp trail in Ravenswood to seek out and observe the delicate woodland wildflowers in bloom!

Note that this is a repeat of our hike originally scheduled for 5/23 (which was postponed to 5/28 due to weather), to accommodate the high demand! 

This hike will be led by CATS trail steward and wildflower enthusiast Holly Tanguay.  We will look for and learn about species such as wood anemone, cucumber root, starflower, low and high bush blueberry, clintonia, and possibly pink lady's slippers, if we are lucky to see any!

The hiking route will be a total of 1.8 miles in length (with stops for observing the flowers along the way).  The terrain will be a combination of groomed carriage roads, along with single-track trail that will include a long boardwalk, abundant rocks and roots, and some short but steep ups and downs.  Allow  2 hours for the hike, factoring in time for stops.

View the route in a GaiaGPS map HERE.  

Click HERE to view the Trustees of Reservations Ravenswood Trail Map.

Meeting spot: 

We will meet at the Ravenswood Park main entrance at 481 Western Avenue (Route 127) in Gloucester.  See the Google map location HERE.

Please arrive early (we recommend planning to arrive between 9:50 and 9:55 am in order to be ready for the group's 10 am departure).  The hike will depart promptly at 10 am.