Did a 4.3 mile hike in a new area, a combination of MA Audubon trails and town of Westford trails. We hiked around a pond, which was pretty and all, but flat, then turned off onto more up and down trails. So, we got to a road in a development, which we were supposed to follow for a little and then head back into the woods. We saw the sign for Audubon land, but no trail. This was following someone's hike on All Trails, so we ened up bush whacking, which makes me nervous (we were not far from civilization, but I still get nervous) that involved a stream crossing, where someone had made a nice bridge of several logs tied together. I still went across on my rear. Probably only bush whacked for 1/2 a mile, then found the trail.
I used to always want to take my kids to this pond, as we used to drive by there a lot. The hike into the pond is at least half a mile, and I was laughing, thinking that my son who is the major endurance athlete would have been complaining his head off when he was little!
Definitely will go back to explore other trails, sans the bush whacking.