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Walker Pond Rd area

Walk 12 · Thursday, 20 August 2026 · 11:28 AM–12:51 PM EDT · Sturbridge, MA

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0.15″rain in the 7 days before
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93%peak humidity on the day
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Daily rainfall, inches (bar height and upper number) · peak relative humidity, % (lower number) · day of the walk in gold · faded tiles are dates with no station data. Observed data from Worcester Regional Airport (KORH), about 19 miles away.

Warm with a brief shower, 0.06 in.

Cleanup on this walk. No record kept — logging began later. See the cleanup ledger.

Also seen that day

Walker Pond and the marsh 11:34

The pond and its marshy inlet under a high summer sky, from the trail along the shore. Open water, pickerelweed and a beaver-worked edge — a wetter, lower site than any other in the guide.

Hemlock–pine woods 11:45

The woods that produced the walk: hemlock and white pine over thin litter, with oak on the drier rises. Most finds came from the needle beds along the trail edges.

Boletes 4

Old man of the woods — weatheredOld man of the woods — weatheredStrobilomyces sp. · Aug 20High for genusBrown suede bolete with unstaining fleshBrown suede bolete with unstaining fleshcf. Tylopilus · Aug 20ModerateOld man of the woods — stain sequenceOld man of the woods — stain sequenceStrobilomyces sp. · Aug 20High for genusRed-capped bolete with an ornamented stipeRed-capped bolete with an ornamented stipecf. Suillus · Aug 20Moderate

Violet & amethyst agarics 2

Violet cap with purple gillsViolet cap with purple gillsCortinarius sp. · Aug 20High for genusViolet webcap with a bulbous baseViolet webcap with a bulbous baseCortinarius sp. · Aug 20High for genus

Gilled mushrooms on wood 1

Honey mushroom cluster, young and matureHoney mushroom cluster, young and matureArmillaria sp. (mellea group) · Aug 20High for genus

Chanterelles & allies 1

Cinnabar chanterelles in pine litterCinnabar chanterelles in pine littercf. Cantharellus cinnabarinus · Aug 20Moderate–high