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emily z
1 reviews on 1 places
I visited today. The hike to see the stand of rosebay rhododendrons is extremely poorly maintained despite it being well marked on the map. They have tons of signs saying to stay on the trail, but the trail has several large, downed trees crossing it, and there is a lot of overgrowth on the trail - multiple sections were poorly defined and required tiptoeing through plants to get to the next yellow trail marker.
One of the downed trees was surrounded by vegetation, and the "easiest" section for me to climb over had a snake underneath it. Combined with the fact that I couldn't discern the trail beyond this tree, (despite being able to see the next yellow trail marker,) I left without seeing the rhododendrons.
I was very disappointed with this place. I had tried to time my visit to coincide with the blooming of the rhododendrons, but in order for me to see them, I'd have to disobey the posted signs or magically stumble upon a different trail that wasn't on the map.
PS I see that a few of the pictures posted for the Rhododendron Reservation are definitely from Noon Hill/Shattuck. I suspect that a couple of the reviewers probably meant Noon Hill/Shattuck as well.
One of the downed trees was surrounded by vegetation, and the "easiest" section for me to climb over had a snake underneath it. Combined with the fact that I couldn't discern the trail beyond this tree, (despite being able to see the next yellow trail marker,) I left without seeing the rhododendrons.
I was very disappointed with this place. I had tried to time my visit to coincide with the blooming of the rhododendrons, but in order for me to see them, I'd have to disobey the posted signs or magically stumble upon a different trail that wasn't on the map.
PS I see that a few of the pictures posted for the Rhododendron Reservation are definitely from Noon Hill/Shattuck. I suspect that a couple of the reviewers probably meant Noon Hill/Shattuck as well.