11.17.24 Hiking Full Day (9:00am-3:30pm) or Half Day (9am-12pm or 12:30pm-3:30pm)

Waypoint
Adventure trip leaders specialize in leading accessible
adventure-education programs for youth and adults of all abilities. Our
small group hikes are the perfect way to try an
activity for the first time, get to meet new people, or just get out into nature and experience
the serenity of the trail, river, or lake with our community. Participants benefit from our selection of
adaptive equipment, receive instruction to meet any learning style, and
be encouraged to reach your individual goals. Volunteers are asked to help us create community and make people feel welcome, help push off road wheelchairs for short periods of time if necessary, and help with group management.

If this is your first time volunteering, please also fill out our volunteer sign up and read our volunteer eligibility requirements.

Location: Middlesex Fells Reservation 

Parking Lot Address: 3 Woodland Road, Stoneham, MA  02180

** You will turn off Woodland Road onto New England Sana Acc. From there, follow the Waypoint Adventure signs around the buildings to the parking lot in the back of the complex. If you type in Edward Hall Jaccoma into your GPS that should bring you to our exact lot. There is also a map attached to this registration of the parking lot with a star for our meeting location. As always, please do not hesitate to give us a call if you are having trouble locating us on the day of. 

Instructor: Theresa Scott  (334) 437-4911 and Eileen Turpin (617) 554-7116

Conditions:  This trail is 1.75 miles in length on gentle terrain around a lake! 

General Schedule for Volunteers:

• 9am - Discuss the program, participant needs for the day, lesson plan, practice with off road wheelchairs if necessary
• 10am - Group of participants arrive for their program and everyone does opening circle, goal talk, and prepares for hike
  
• 10:45am - Hiking
• 11:45am - Finish hiking, closing circle
• 12pm - Staff/volunteers eat lunch on site and prepare for next group (if only staying half day, then morning volunteers leave and afternoon arrive)
• 1pm - 2nd group of participants arrive and everyone does opening circle, goal talk, and prepares for the hike
• 1:45pm - Hiking
• 2:45pm - Finish hiking, closing circle
• 3pm - Volunteers/staff clean up from program and pack gear back into Waypoint vehicles

Bathrooms: There are no bathrooms. 

What to bring:

• Small backpack/bag
• Warm Layers (hat, gloves, extra jacket)
• Snack for the trail
• Water bottle
• Sun protection (hat, glasses, lotion)
• Bug lotion
• Lace-up sneakers or hiking boots
• Lunch for between programs if staying for both sessions