Mapping Middlesex Fells

Leaders
Rachel Kositsky (coB), Zsofia Sztupinszki (B)
Program
Winter School
Type
Hiking
Terrain level
A
Trip date
Saturday, January 10th
Difficulty rating
L2 (easy)
Prerequisites
Be able to walk 4-5 miles

We'll be practicing map reading and navigation skills on a trip to the Middlesex Fells.

We will start and end at the South Border Road Parking Lot. Everyone will have a map and a planned route. At each intersection, each participant in turn will be responsible for identifying where we are in the Fells according to the signposts and directing the group to the correct fork.

The pre-trip meeting will be on Thursday at 6PM at the MITOC office. Although the weather is forecasted to ~45F/8C, we will be renting microspikes and/or hiking boots for icy sections of the Fells.

Saturday plan: - 7:30AM: We will meet at the MIT Student Center - 8:00AM: Start the trip in the Fells - 11:30AM: Expected end of hike


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Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
6
Signups opened at
Jan. 7, 2026, noon
Signups close at
Jan. 8, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
Notes
  1. What was the last hike that you did? (it's okay if this is going to be the first one!)
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