Essex County Trail Association

ECTAthlon Saturday, June 2nd

ashleyhill — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:30:58 +0000

Join us for the 2nd Annual ECTAthlon, the North Shore Outdoor Event of the Year! There is nothing else like this one. Teams of 4 will start in Bradley Palmer with a 3.5 mile trail run, followed by a 3.8 mile mountain bike ride, a 4 mile horseback ride (an “ideal time course” ), and [...]

ECTA Featured in National News

ashleyhill — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:49:59 +0000

Susanna Colloredo-Mansfeld and ECTA were featured in the spring newsletter from Equine Land Conservation Resource. This national organization was founded in 1997 to support individuals and groups interested in land conservation for equestrian use. ECTA has supported ELCR’s Conservation Partners program, which promotes conservation through grassroots outreach, networking opportunities and access to information and educational [...]

3rd Annual Pan-Ipswich Challenge

ashleyhill — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:30:47 +0000

Mark your calendars for the Pan-Ipswich Challenge on Saturday May 5th!! Our 20 mile walk/run from the west end of Ipswich to the coast will highlight some of the best trails and open lands on the North Shore. We will cross through Willowdale State Forest, Bradley Palmer State Park, Greenbelt’s Pingree Reservation, The Trustees’ Appleton Farms, [...]

Annual Spring Meeting April 10

ashleyhill — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:26:47 +0000

Please join us for our Annual Open Meeting at the Gould Barn in Topsfield on April 10th at 6pm. We are excited to welcome our guest speaker, Philip Werner, who will present to us “Hiking the White Mountain 4000 Footers”. Philip is an avid hiker who is the author of Section Hiker, an internet blog [...]

Winter Trail Work

ashleyhill — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:38:57 +0000

In late February and early March, ECTA partnered with landowners to repair a trail between Aquila Farm and the Whitman and Tone properties. The trail had become eroded and muddy and needed major repairs. This trail is an important equestrian and pedestrian link from Bridge Street to Bay Road and although this trail work could [...]

Beaver Deceiver Work

ashleyhill — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:55:09 +0000

In early February, Skip Lisle of Beaver Deceiver International completed a beaver deceiver for ECTA that will help control the water level behind the beaver dam on the New England Biolabs campus and the Hamilton-Wenham Open Lands Trust Riverside Preserve. Beaver Deceivers are effective because they control the height of the water level but allow [...]

ECTAthlon 2012 – Saturday, June 2nd

ashleyhill — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:56:39 +0000

Join us for our Monthly Walks!

ashleyhill — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:19:33 +0000

Thanks to everyone who joined us Saturday for the Hike to the Village Pancake House. It was a beautiful day for a 4 mile, 2 hour hike through a little fresh snow, capped off by a hearty brunch! Keep posted for info on several April Walks, and for updates on the 20 mile Pan-Ipswich Challenge [...]

Donovan/Sagamore Hill Trail Closed Temporarily

ashleyhill — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:06:20 +0000

The Donovan/Sagamore Hill Trail is currently closed. We will be working on clearing the second half of this trail over the next couple of months and plan to have the trail fully opened later this spring. We know that this is an important trail to residents in the area and beyond, and we appreciate your [...]

Bradley Palmer Trails 55-59 and 60-62 Closed

ashleyhill — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:04:52 +0000

The staff at Bradley Palmer State Park will be clearing a dump site from a section of the park. Trails 55-59 and 60-62 will be closed off during this work. Effective 3-19-12.