May 18th 2021: Failed Hike at South Cedar Swamp, Westborough

 Today, we decided to go on a hike at South Cedar Swamp in Westborough, the trailhead of which is located within St. Luke's Cemetery at 24 Hopkinton Road.

The path we took while here to try to get to Cedar Swamp Pond is shown below in pink.

 

The start of the hike was decent I guess, with okay views of the open fields here.

It then started getting very overgrown, and we went totally off track as well, only getting stopped by the high water levels. Backtracking, we found the right path into the forest to get closer to Cedar Swamp Pond, but we got stopped again by high water, and there was only one okay view of the swamp here.

A long hike in overgrown paths, with nothing much to show for it. Unfortunately, I realize that I missed the other water body on the map. Will have to go back again some time. Apparently, Cedar Swamp Pond can only be accessed by foot during winter when the swamp is frozen.

From here we headed into the town of Hopkinton,

Morgan's Harbor to Hill Seafood Market

having dinner at the 110 Grill in town.

We got the Blood Orange Drop (Ice Pik vodka, blood orange liqueur, lemon juice, sugared rim),

the Chicken Piccata Gnocchi (FRIED CHICKEN SERVED WITH SAUTÉED GNOCCHI AND SPINACH, TOSSED IN A LEMON CAPER PARMESAN BUTTER SAUCE WITH FRIED SAGE),

which came with a 110 Cyprus Salad (ICEBERG LETTUCE AND BABY ARUGULA WITH CUCUMBERS, BANANA PEPPERS, RED ONIONS, OLIVES, GRAPE TOMATOES AND ROASTED RED PEPPERS, TOSSED IN A RED WINE VINAIGRETTE.),

and the 110 Little Grillers (2 Cheeseburger Sliders, Sweet Potato Fries, Cucumber, Juice, Scoop of Vanilla).

Except for the drink, which tasted like medicine, everything else was exceptionally good especially the cirspy chicken with tangy sauce, and even the sliders and fries for my little one. At least the meal saved the day for us after the terrible hike.