Join us in a 2.5 mile hike at the Weir Hill reservation in North Andover MA. This will be about a 2.5 mile hike.  The first part of the trail is a rather steep and long ascent, but the remainder is relatively flat and easy to walk.

Rising  above Lake Cochichewick, Weir Hill (pronounced “wire hill”) offers hiking trails that lead you over the crest of this 305-foot double drumlin and track more than a mile of lake shoreline. The reservation is named for the fish weirs, or woven fences with stakes, that were once submerged by Indigenous people in Cochichewick Brook to catch alewives before they reached Lake Cochichewick to spawn. In Colonial days, sheep and cattle grazed on the hill and nearby brooks powered gristmills. Generations of agricultural use, a history of fire, and cutting and mowing practices have created a patchwork landscape. Today the lake serves as a source of water for the local community.

This is a Trustees reservation but there is no fee and ample parking at the start of the hike located at 65 Stevens Street, North Andover. There are no restaurants close to the reservation unless someone else knows the area  better than I.  I suggest Joe Fish Seafood and Grill at 1120 Osgood St., North Andover, but this may be a nicer spot than those at which we usually have lunch..