World's End Tour

Nine GOers met and enjoyed a leisurely stroll over this wonderful piece of property jutting out into the ocean.  Once on a short list for United Nations sites and later for a nuclear power plant, Frederick Law Olmstead left his mark on the property with tree lined roads which serve as groomed hiking paths today. Spring wild flowers decorated the landscape.  The weather was ideal with temps approaching high 70's.  Lunch on a highest knoll afforded views of the Boston Harbor and tall buildings of Boston 15 miles away.  Great trip.  Easy commaderie. Let's do it again.

Once a proposed site for the United Nations, landscaping touches of Frederick Law Olmstead are still aparent as are signs of the World's End agricultural past.

Length: 3.8 miles

Configuration: Double loop

Scenery: Excellent views of the Weir River, Hingham Harbor, and the distant City of Boston.

Trail surface: packed earth, mowed grassland, and gravel

Access: free for members of the Trustees of Reservations. $5.00 for nonmembers

Facilities: well-maintained outhouses near parking lot, picnic tables on a hill beside Damde Meadows.

Please note that rain will cancel this event (hopefully not this time).

Please bring food and something to drink as we will stop, rest and enjoy the scenery on the way.

leashed dogs are allowed on this walk