Hiking at Noon Hill

A couple of weekends ago, my roommates and I realized we were all getting restless in our dorm rooms. The usual weekend routine was driving us nuts and we wanted to do something different! A recent snow drew us outdoors and with a little research we found Noon Hill in Medfield, MA.

Just over a half hour drive from Lasell, Noon Hill looked as though we had stopped in the northern most part of Maine! There were 4.5 miles of trails, just strenuous enough at points to feel challenging. The snow was white and the trees bare, everywhere you looked was a photo-op!

Reaching the top of the Hill at 370 feet felt like such an accomplishment! It was refreshing to be outdoors and challenging ourselves in other ways than just academically. It was a great bonding experience for my roommates and I. It's never easy living with three other people, but it is so important to keep those bonds strong- your rommates become your family-away-from-home and it's not uncommon to fight like siblings sometimes! Pushing and supporting each other to achieve a common goal was extremely rewarding for everyone involved.

Directions to Noon Hill could not be easier:
Start out going SOUTHEAST on COMMONWEALTH AVE/ MA-30 E toward CHESWICK RD.
Turn RIGHT onto WASHINGTON ST/ MA-16.
Merge onto I-95 S/ MA-128 S toward DEDHAM/ PROVIDENCE RI/ CAPE COD.
Merge onto MA-109 W via EXIT 16B toward WESTWOOD.
Turn LEFT onto MA-27/ SPRING ST. Continue to follow MA-27.
Turn RIGHT onto SOUTH ST.
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto NOONHILL RD.
End at Medfield, MA

Though the Lasell Campus continuously offers students speakers, movies, dances and other various activities of interest, it always feels healthy to get off campus once an a while. Hiking is just one option and was, in this case, free! If you don't have the luxury of a car on campus (or a roommate with a car!) the T and commuter rail open a world of options.

Want more information about Noon Hill? Visit http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/342_noon_hill.cfm or call 781-784-0567.