January 21, 2021 - West Bridgewater to Bridgewater

 Welcome to Susan's Bay Circuit Diary! This blog follows my adventures with my dog Sulu hiking the Bay Circuit Trail.  To get new posts in your inbox, please subscribe (see the little "subscribe" oval above). The rest of the past posts can be found using the little menu on the left.  If you are curious how this all started, go here.

From the P at Reynolds Landing to H

Compressed by a family commitment, I have a short trip planned for today. It’s a bit ridiculous to drive 45 minutes and hike for such a short time, but, hey, I have an electric car! Noteworthy is that I got my phone battery replaced yesterday ($50, 30 minutes) and this will be a test of the new battery. The temperature was hovering around freezing when Sulu and I left the car.

Best view of the Town River

Our walk started at Reynolds Landing in West Bridgewater. We started by walking down to take a look at the landing on the Town River. The river was barely visible down a long muddy entry. That accomplished, we proceeded down a dirt road with the Hockomock Swamp on both sides. It was extremely non-photogenic. The trail then turned left onto Route 28. I know Route 28 from my home town of Somerville where it is two and three lanes in each direction, and from Cape Cod, where it is a congested commercial artery, but this is one of the quietest sections of 28 I have seen. 

The town line between Bridgewater and West Bridgewater is on Route 28, the first signed town boundary we’ve seen in a while.

The trail then went left and past the Bridgewater Iron Works Parkland. I expected a bit more, but it’s very much a future museum. 

Dam on the Town River at the Iron Works Park

Not long after that the trail ended. There’s a gap until it picks up again in East Bridgewater. I plan to drive the gap.

Weird art of homicidal beans

Trinity Church Graveyard

I am a bit abashed to state that the total trip was 2.9 miles, but progress is progress on this long journey around the bay.

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