Gorge après Gorge

11/26/2024

Looking for information about the Gorge apres Gorge? This page is inactive and we're posting over on Hilltown Land Trust now! Come on over for all the details and links to this year's registration. Hope to see you at the Gorge this Sunday!

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10/27/2023

Registration for the 19th Annual Gorge après Gorge 5k and Family Fun Walk is OPEN! 🎉 Come on down to the Gorge on November 26th for the trail race/walk, potluck goodies, handmade hats, and community cheer you know and love.

PS - We'll be doing all our future Gorge updates over at the Hilltown Land Trust page. Come join us over there for all the deets (and cool wildlife camera shots 😉).

Get the Gorge apres Gorge registration link and more info on our website:

Handmade hats. Locally baked cookie medals. A run or walk along the Westfield River. Welcome to the Gorge après Gorge! Since 2005, the Gorge après Gorge 5k Trail Run and Family Fun Walk has brought…

11/28/2022

11/28/2022

A huge thank you to all our sponsors for this year’s Gorge après Gorge 5K and Free Family Fun Walk! Your support helps us continue our mission to protect land and promote ecological diversity in our Hilltowns.

Chesterfield General Store & Cafe,

River Valley Co-op, Lashway Lumber,
PeoplesBank,

Yankee Mattress Factory,

Hilltown Families,

The Williamsburg Market,

R & R Window Contractors, Inc.,

Old Creamery Co-op,

Lindsay Sabadosa, State Representative, 1st Hampshire District,

Justamere Tree Farm, Marathon Sports

Ostberg & Associates

See you tomorrow at the 18th annual Gorge après Gorge 5K and Free Family Fun Walk! Preregistration closes today at noon. Register now at https://www.runreg.com/gorge-apres-gorge-2022 to save time! Day-of registration will also be available if you miss the deadline.

11/26/2022

It's the final countdown ⏱🔥

Just under two hours until pre-registration closes at noon! Are you ready for warm hats, potluck treats, and the coziest community 5k around? We'll see you there tomorrow!

Register: https://www.runreg.com/gorge-apres-gorge-2022

11/20/2022

Just one more week until the Gorge après Gorge 5k! 🤩 Have you signed up to walk or run next Sunday? https://www.runreg.com/gorge-apres-gorge-2022

Photo by Carol Wasserloos.

Image description: An adult and child run down a trail together, smiling at each other.

11/18/2022

Who's looking forward to getting their nature fix in 9 days at the Gorge après Gorge 5k Run/Walk 2022?!?

Pre-registration is the highest it has ever been, and we are anticipating a big crowd on the day of! Be sure to register ahead of time to skip the wait on the 27th: https://www.runreg.com/gorge-apres-gorge-2022

“Our main finding is that there is a time-lasting association between seeing or hearing birds and improved mental well-being,” said the study’s lead author.

11/07/2022

From handing out cookie medals🏅, to cheering on runners at the turnaround 🎉, to helping with registration 📃, VOLUNTEERS do so much to make the Gorge après Gorge 5k happen

Are you ready to help us put on a great race this year? Join us on Sunday, November 27th by signing up to volunteer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4aa5ae2ba5fec07-2022

Photo by Carol Wasserloos.

10/21/2022

Registration for this year's Gorge après Gorge 5k and Family Fun Walk is LIVE! All your favorites are back this year: handmade hat prizes, Chesterfield General Store & Cafe cookie medals, and the race course along that gorgeous Wild & Scenic Westfield River.

Plus, we've got new hat categories (HAT-egories?) and different start times so runners and walkers can cozy up around the fire for post-trail hot chocolate together. That's right—this year, the walk starts at 9:30 AM and the run starts at 10:30 AM!

Are you as excited as we are to get out at the Gorge this November 27th?
Learn more: https://www.hilltownlandtrust.org/gorge-apres-gorge
Register: https://www.runreg.com/gorge-apres-gorge-2022

RunReg - online running event registration

10/05/2022

It's October! Who's getting excited for this year's Gorge après Gorge, coming up next month?!? 🥳

We are busy planning with Beast Coast Trail Running Series and we need your help! We want this year's race to be the best yet. Can you take 5 minutes to share your thoughts with us in this survey (link in comments)? Everyone who submits a survey will be entered to win a hand-knit or -crocheted hat at this year's event!!!

Thank you and stay tuned for registration information, coming soon!!!

Photo by Angela Vincent.

12/03/2021

Check out this video of the race and walk that Tom Adams of Reel Life Productions created! Thank you for capturing the day, Tom!

For more info; https://www.hilltownlandtrust.org/gorge-apres-gorge https://thetrustees.org/place/chesterfield-gorge/ Produced by www.ReelifeProductions.com

11/30/2021

If you enjoy the Gorge apres Gorge, please consider making a gift today for in support of Hilltown Land Trust! They work hard to continue organizing this annual community event. https://www.facebook.com/donate/4285977331528513/

Thank you!

Sharp-shinned hawks require deep forests for breeding--forests that are difficult to come by in a landscape as fragmented as Massachusetts. At Hilltown Land Trust, we work together with partner organizations to make sure connected landscapes are conserved so that animals that need large areas of undisturbed land have the space they need to live and reproduce.

This sharp-shinned hawk stopped by to let you know that we are halfway to our $5,000 fundraising goal! Your gift today means more habitat for native wildlife will be conserved and cared for. https://www.facebook.com/donate/4285977331528513/3510254205765936/

Photo by Matthew Watson shows a close-up image of a sharp-shinned hawk looking directly into the camera. One of its orange eyes and its brown and white head, neck, and shoulder feathers are brightened by the sunlight.