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Starts: Saturday, August 29, 2009 10:00 AM Registration: Pre-registration is optional, but requested (so we know how many maps to print) by Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:00 PM Start Type: Mass start (all runners start together) Map: Pine Banks Park Organizer: Larry Berman
Beginners' clinic, covering maps, compass use, and basic navigation skills. Time is from 10 am to 3 pm, August 29, at Pine Banks Park on Main St, at the border of Malden and Melrose. Fee is $10, payable by Aug 27, so we can have materials prepared. Contact Larry Berman smlberman@verizon.net or 617-868-7416 Rain date Aug 30
Available Maps:
Directions: a 3 minute walk from Oak Grove T station (orange line). Exit East to pkg lot. Go North 0.1 mi to the opening in the fence on your right, cross footbridge, go East 0.1 mi to Main St, then North 0.1 mi to the park entrance (pine banks rd) on your right. starts will be in the pavilion above the main parking lot. Driving: from I-93, take Route 60 east to Malden Center. then north on Main St about a mile. Click map below for more info.
Scale: 1:5000 Contours: 3m
mostly nice open forest, dense network of paths, abundant rock features.
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