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Hopkins Forest is a 2500 acre reserve extending into Massachussets, Vermont, and New York. There are 15 miles of hiking trails; most popular are a 1.6 mile lower loop and a 2.6 mile upper loop that start just past the [[#Rosenburg Center|Rosenburg Center]]. Bicycles are prohibited. These trails are groomed for [[cross-country skiing]] in the winter (when there's sufficient snow), though they can be dangerous in icy conditions for inexperienced skiiers because of the long downhill stretches.
:Estimated driving times: 5 minutes
==Facilities== ===Rosenburg Center===The Rosenburg Center is the main building just inside the entrance to the forest and hosts many of the [[#Events|events]] that take place in the forest. ===Canopy walkway=== The HMF Canopy Walkway was the first in North America, though a half-dozen others have sprung up since then. Meg Lowman '76 [http://www.canopymeg.com/] was instrumental in its creation. ===Outing Club cabin===
==Events==
The Hopkins Memorial Forest sponsors many events throughout the year that are open to the public, usually for free, and are announced in the [[Daily Messages]] or by the [[Center for Environmental Studies|CES]] [[listserve]]. Especially popular are the yearly Hopkins Memorial Forest [[#Fall Festival|Fall Festival]] held in late September and [[#Maple Sugar Days|Maple Sugar Days]] in early April. There are also opportunities to participate in banding owls, finding salamanders and frogs, and animal tracking.
===Fall Festival===
===Maple Sugar Days===