Down by the River Traditional Cache
Massquerade: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note. The cache owner should retrieve any remaining cache contents at their earliest convenience.
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A smallish plastic bottle with room for a log, pencils and small trading items. No bushwacking needed except for the final 10 feet. You will have difficulty if you are short. Please abide by Boston Edison signs and do not trespass on their property. Can be approached by watercraft on the Sudbury River.
This cache abuts Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) lands. This is what their Public Relations manager had to say about the use of their easements. "Although, MWRA does not "authorize" public access; the agency is aware that the public uses the linear alignments for passive recreational activities like walking & running and crossing the ROW to get to other locations (schools) in town.
"Residents, especially abutters have always been our eyes and ears, assisting MWRA with reports to local police of illegal dumping, unauthorized motorized vehicles and other inappropriate activities along the right-of-way."
In other words, they ignore people using the land for passive recreational purposes.
Update: "40 Miles of Trails to Open to Public"
MWRA: Opening trails will not endanger public water supplies
BOSTON, May 23, 2012
The agency that oversees water and sewer services to dozens of greater Boston communities is opening up 40 miles of previously closed trails to the public. Officials with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority say "No trespassing" signs along the trails that span from the Wachusett Reservoir in Clinton to Newton will be removed, opening them to hikers, bikers, skiers and others. The trails run atop the Sudbury, Weston, Wachusett, and Cochituate aqueducts. The trails, which are at most 100 yards wide and composed mainly of dirt or grass, run through Berlin, Boston, Clinton, Framingham, Marlborough, Natick, Needham, Newton, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Wayland, Wellesley, and Weston. The trails are not contiguous. An MWRA spokeswoman told The Boston Globe opening the trails does not endanger the public water supply.
This makes N42°20.112 W071°24.093 a convenient trailhead. Park on the nearby Little Farm Road. Enjoy the walk and the bridge.
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