To warm up for the Minuteman Hike and to work towards hiking merit badge, we did a 10-mile hike around the perimeter of Nickerson State Park. We started from the soccer fields at Freeman Field and then hiked counterclockwise. Besides the scouts, we had 3 family dogs on the hike. The weather was cool, cloudy and windy, but we were protected from the wind in the woods. Most of the time we hiked on dirt paths but also hiked some on the bike paths. Besides some views of ponds, the trail had some scenic parts in the woodlands.
