The Glen

A walk to the old swimming hole, and a drive out of the Glen on Bear Brook Road and Leach's Lane.

  • To the Brook
  • The Swimming Hole
  • Upstream
  • Downstream
  • Further Downstream
  • Bear Brook Road

Walking from the park to our old swimming hole at the corner of Glendale and Bear Brook Road.

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The best place for swimming, or at least splashing, in the brook. We jumped from the moss covered sandstone (bottom left) into the deepest part of the pool.

swimming hole

Looking upstream from the swimming hole towards the Well.

upstream

Looking downstream from the swimming hole. Just past the fallen tree the brook was shallow enough so that we could walk across on stones to the "Island".

downstream

A bit further downstream, along Bear Brook Road.

further

Driving out of the Glen on Bear Brook Road.

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