Essex Day Hike

Join us on Saturday, August 3rd, at 9 am at Essex Gateway Trail during Essex Day, Saturday, August 3rd. 

Start off your Essex Day celebration with guided hike through this beautiful 2.3- mile trail. The Essex Gateway Trail passes through forest, pasture, and open farmland until its terminus at Blockhouse Road. Much of the trail passes through Essex Farm, which is a busy place with cattle, sheep, pigs, and all forms of cultivation. This is a beginner level outing. 

REGISTRATION: If you are planning to attend, click here to register. You can also meet in the parking lot the morning of to join.

DIRECTIONS: From Essex Ferry Parking area, go north on sidewalk along Essex Road 0.2 miles to enter through a fence to forest trail.  Click here for Google Maps directions.  

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