Most people don't know that the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering is located in our hometown of Needham. The newly opened Charles River Link Trail passes right though the campus as it connects to Babson College. Both the trailhead and visitor parking in Lot A are clearly marked.
"The Charles River Link is a 16-mile regional trail along one of the most scenic parts of the Charles and that will eventually provide a connection between the Bay Circuit Trail in Medfield and downtown Boston. This diverse and spectacular suburban trail, opened in June of 2009, connects 24 open space jewels in six towns - Newton, Wellesley, Needham, Natick, Dover and Medfield." For more information, check out the website: Charles River Link Trail
As you approach the trailhead take a look around you at Olin College. According to their web page, "The college officially opened in Fall 2002 to its inaugural freshman class. During the prior year, thirty student "partners" worked with Olin's world-class faculty to create and test an innovative curriculum that infused a rigorous engineering education with business and entrepreneurship as well as the arts, humanities and social sciences. They developed a hands-on, interdisciplinary approach that better reflects actual engineering practice. State-of-the-art facilities matched with first-rate students, nationally renowned professors and unbridled enthusiasm have made Olin an exciting whirlwind of activity and excellence. Olin's commitment to continual innovation and improvement promises to keep Olin College a place where the dust will never settle."
The reason for placing this cache was to acquaint geocachers with the new college, trailhead, and trail system. If people park at Babson and bushwhack in they will only save about 100 FEET and the purpose of our placement will not be achieved. The result will be that we will archive the cache because it will be just a "park and grab" with no meaning.