Cormier Woods
Posted By auntie on July 15, 2018
2.6 miles; Uxbridge and Mendon, MA
This was a PCHC hike in my old Mendon/Uxbridge stomping grounds. I had planned to add the Mendon Town Forest to this short hike but it was too damned muggy and hot. I hate this time of year for hiking…
Old Stuff
Mendon has been a town for a very long time… It was founded in 1667, only 47 years after Plymouth Rock. And it’s called “Mother Mendon” because it was at one time comprised of the what are now the towns of Milford, Bellingham, Hopedale, Uxbridge, Upton, Blackstone, Northbridge, and Millville. So it is no surprise that there is an old farm site and cellar hole complex, and old household implements to boot on this trail complex.
Low Bush Blueberries
The trail we were on went right through a very dense patch of low bush blueberries, and they were ripe, and very delicious.
Spreading Dogbane, Apocynum androsaemifolium
It also passed through a meadow filled with lots of this plant, which, true to its name, seemed to have spread everywhere.
You can find out more about Cormier Woods from this Trustees of the Reservations site. Check out the Providence County Hiking Club (PCHC) on Facebook. As always, click the image above for details about this hike and to download the gps track.
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