The Tree Swallow LbNA #6058
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Add Location| Owner: | Cat lover
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| Plant date: | Oct 12, 2003 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Sheffield |
| County: | Berkshire |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | irishmohawk |
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| Last found: | Sep 20, 2009 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Oct 12, 2003 |
*THIS BOX IS MISSING AND WILL NOT BE REPLACED*
Directions:
From Rte. 7 South in Sheffield, turn right onto Rt. 7-A and go .5 miles. Turn right onto Rannapo Rd. Go 1.5 mi., then turn right onto Weatogue Rd. You’ll see the entrance to The Cobble and parking (on left).
From Rt. 7 North in Canton, CT., turn left onto Rt. 7-A. Cross the state border. Turn left onto Rannapo Rd. Go .8 mi. Turn left onto Weatogue Rd. The entrance to The Cobble and parking area will be on your right.
Hiking time to box: approx. 20 minutes.
*Before setting out, ask at the Visitors' Center if there are any current Quest clues
Clues:
Walk to the left out of the Visitors' Center parking area onto the dirt road. You’ll quickly come to a field on the right with a Bartholomew’s Cobble sign on a tree by the road. Where the two paths fork, take the mown path going to the right.
This leads up to Hurlburt’s Hill, which provides panoramic views of Berkshire mountain ranges. In the fall, hawks migrate overhead. Bluebird boxes are set up along the hill, but frequently tree swallows inhabit them. However, the caretaker of Bartholomew’s Cobble intends to place bird boxes near the established ones. He explained that tree swallows would allow bluebirds to be their neighbors but will chase away other swallows nesting nearby.
Your hunt will not take you to the top of the hill, but do try to get up there at some point. After a few minutes you'll see a Borland Trail sign pointing to the right. Take a short walk through the woods (this section of the trail can be wet) emerging to see an arrow pointing to the right to Ashley House, The trail passes between 2 fields before emerging into 1 of them.
You'll see a set of 3 arrows: to Visitors' Center, Borland Trail, and to Ashley House. Follow the left one to the Colonel Ashley House. Just as the trail turns right to follow a stream, look for a huge fallen tree on the left side of the path. The letterbox is tucked into the end closest to the water, covered with bark and pieces of wood. Please be careful of poison ivy nearby. If you come to a bridge, you have gone too far.
After stamping in, you can choose to continue on over a wooden bridge to the Ashley House or return to the Visitors' Center via the Borland Trail, which is less than a 10 minute walk by butterfly covered wildflowers in summer and fall.
*Be sure to seek out the other letterboxes also hidden in this special Nature Preserve.
Before you set out, please read the waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.
Directions:
From Rte. 7 South in Sheffield, turn right onto Rt. 7-A and go .5 miles. Turn right onto Rannapo Rd. Go 1.5 mi., then turn right onto Weatogue Rd. You’ll see the entrance to The Cobble and parking (on left).
From Rt. 7 North in Canton, CT., turn left onto Rt. 7-A. Cross the state border. Turn left onto Rannapo Rd. Go .8 mi. Turn left onto Weatogue Rd. The entrance to The Cobble and parking area will be on your right.
Hiking time to box: approx. 20 minutes.
*Before setting out, ask at the Visitors' Center if there are any current Quest clues
Clues:
Walk to the left out of the Visitors' Center parking area onto the dirt road. You’ll quickly come to a field on the right with a Bartholomew’s Cobble sign on a tree by the road. Where the two paths fork, take the mown path going to the right.
This leads up to Hurlburt’s Hill, which provides panoramic views of Berkshire mountain ranges. In the fall, hawks migrate overhead. Bluebird boxes are set up along the hill, but frequently tree swallows inhabit them. However, the caretaker of Bartholomew’s Cobble intends to place bird boxes near the established ones. He explained that tree swallows would allow bluebirds to be their neighbors but will chase away other swallows nesting nearby.
Your hunt will not take you to the top of the hill, but do try to get up there at some point. After a few minutes you'll see a Borland Trail sign pointing to the right. Take a short walk through the woods (this section of the trail can be wet) emerging to see an arrow pointing to the right to Ashley House, The trail passes between 2 fields before emerging into 1 of them.
You'll see a set of 3 arrows: to Visitors' Center, Borland Trail, and to Ashley House. Follow the left one to the Colonel Ashley House. Just as the trail turns right to follow a stream, look for a huge fallen tree on the left side of the path. The letterbox is tucked into the end closest to the water, covered with bark and pieces of wood. Please be careful of poison ivy nearby. If you come to a bridge, you have gone too far.
After stamping in, you can choose to continue on over a wooden bridge to the Ashley House or return to the Visitors' Center via the Borland Trail, which is less than a 10 minute walk by butterfly covered wildflowers in summer and fall.
*Be sure to seek out the other letterboxes also hidden in this special Nature Preserve.
Before you set out, please read the waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.