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Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Cranberry Bog Reservation
Three hundred acres of old cranberry bog, with paths running out across the water on causeways and peninsulas.
Researched from this park's own sources. Nobody's walked it yet.
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People grew cranberries here, and growing cranberries means flooding the field on purpose. A small dam held the water back, and many of the paths you will walk are causeways running straight out across it. The town bought the whole place in 1986 and the farming stopped. Beavers, otters and herons live here now instead.
One of your three free places, or the Explorer Pass. What that costs
Before you go
- Time there
- Plan on about an hour and a half at the park.
- Parking
- Lot at 60 Elm Street. Open dawn to dusk.
- Underfoot
- A wide, flat trail out to the dam, with more running along causeways across the water. Much of it is wetland, so expect wet ground right beside the path.
24 challenges written for this place
A game deals seven to fifteen of them, so no two visits are alike.
Every game includes this one
The Little Dam
Follow the wide flat trail until you reach the small dam. Stand where you can see water on both sides of it.
A few of the others
Water Both Sides
Find a stretch of path with water on your left and water on your right, and walk all the way along it.
Out Into The Water
Find a piece of land that sticks out into the water, and walk to the end of it.
No Hills At All
Walk a hundred steps without going up or down once. This place is flatter than almost anywhere.
Berries In Water
Cranberries were grown here by flooding the ground on purpose. Work out why a farmer would want a field full of water.
Two Towns, One Bog
Half of this place is in Chelmsford and half is in Carlisle. Decide where you think the line runs, then argue about it.
Before You Were Born
The town bought this in 1986. Work out how many years ago that was, and who here had not been born yet.
The rest are a surprise — that's the whole point.
Play this at Cranberry Bog Reservation
Free. Works with no signal once you're there.