The Town of Barnstable’s
OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
Invites You To Join Spring Walking Weekend

FRIDAY, MAY 15 – SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026

Details available at:  https://barnstable.gov/boardscommittees/OpenSpaceCommittee/Brochure%20-%202026%20SWW.pdf

S U N D A Y , M A Y 1 7, 2026
Lumbert Pond Ramble

Beginning time: 10:00AM
Approximate length/time to complete: 1.5 mi./1.5 hr.
Starting point: Lumbert Pond Conservation Area Parking Lot
Rating of terrain and pace: Moderate
Walk leader/contact: Lev Malakhoff    capedcod@gmail.com
Join pathways’ enthusiast Lev Malakhoff on a ramble along the piney trails of the Lumbert Pond
Conservation Area. We’ll visit the forest and viewpoints along the pond.

Botany Walk at Eagle Pond

Beginning time: 2:00PM
Approximate length/time to complete: 2 mi./2 hrs.
Starting point: Eagle Pond Sanctuary
Rating of terrain and pace: Uneven ground, easy pace
Directions: Parking area across from 820 Putnam Avenue  Cotuit
Walk leader/contact: Vicki LeFevre, 607-725-1816,  Ivlef@aol.com
A joint walk with the Botanical Club of Cape Cod and the Islands. While hiking a loop through the woods and around the pond, we will point out some of Cape Cod’s ecologically important native trees and bushes, and look for spring wildflowers.

Tree Identification Walk at Meetinghouse Farm

Beginning time: 2:00PM
Approximate length/time to complete: 1 mi./1.5 hrs.
Starting point: Route 149 to the grass parking area at Meetinghouse Farm,                                          2135 Meetinghouse Way, West Barnstable                                                                                                    Rating of terrain and pace: Fairly level, some small hills; slow to moderate pace
Walk leader/contact: Doug Payson,   capecodhiker@gmail.com
Explore the arboricultural legacy of Fred Conant at this town-owned property managed by an amazing community of gardeners.