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Fernald School, Waltham 200 Trapelo Rd, Waltham.
From the west & Rte 128:
Take Route 128 to the Trapelo Road exit (exit 28). Head east towards
Belmont. Follow for around 3 miles or so. The school will be on your
right.
(For the adventurous folks, who want to avoid some of the traffic
light delays on Trapelo Rd, take Route 128 to the Route 2 east exit
(exit 29A). Take the second exit on route 2 (exit 55, Pleasant St).
At the end of the ramp, take a right. The road ends in a T in about a
quarter mile. Make a right and a quick left on to Waltham St.
(You'll be on a really narrow road and it will change names to Woburn
St in Waltham.) This road dumps you out on Trapelo Rd. Make a left
and the fields will be about a mile down the road on your right.
From Boston:
Go West to the end of Memorial Drive or Storrow Drive. Stay to the
right, away from signs for Route 2, instead opting for Mt. Auburn
Street. You'll pass a cemetery on your left; get into the right lane,
preparing to take a right after the Star Market (which is about 1/2
mile away). You are now on Belmont Street. Follow for several miles
into Belmont, going through 4 lights (counting flashing lights as well
as "normal" ones). Just after the 4th light, bear right at the fork
(Brigham's will now be on your left). Proceed straight; you'll pass a
Starbucks on your left. Go straight for several more miles past
another Star Market. Go straight through the next two lights and up a
hill. The Fernald school will be on your left.
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Tufts University - Alumni Field From the North
Route 93 South to Route 16W. Follow a couple lights to Boston Avenue. Take a left onto Boston Avenue (just after the large U-Haul building, at a stop light). Follow Boston Avenue for 0.9 miles. Turn left onto College Avenue and go over the train tracks. Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall and Field C is behind center field.
From Boston
Take Memorial Drive or Storrow Drive to the end. Follow the signs to Route
2/Route 16 (this equates to getting onto the Fresh Pond Parkway). Continue
on Route 2/Route 16 through the rotaries. After passing Summer Shack and the
Alewife T Station on your left, get into the right lane and onto Route
16 East. Stay on Route 16 through rotaries and lights. Take a right onto Boston Avenue (just before the large U-Haul building, at a stop light). Follow Boston Avenue for 0.9 miles. Turn left onto College Avenue and go over the train tracks. Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall
From the West
Route 128 to Route 2. Follow to the Alewife T Station. Bear left onto Route
16 East. Stay on Route 16 through several rotaries and lights.
Follow a couple lights to Boston Avenue. Take a right onto Boston Avenue (just befor the large U-Haul building, at a stop light). Follow Boston Avenue for 0.9 miles. Turn left onto College Avenue and go over the train tracks. Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall
Via the T
Take Red line to Davis square stop. Walk North from Davis on College Ave,
to Powderhouse Square (rotary). Cross the rotary and stay on College Ave.
Pass the football stadium on your left and continue up the hill. Go straight
across intersection at stop sign and cross bridge over train tracks.
Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall
-- updated courtesy of Clay Dreslough
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South Elementary, Andover Coming from Rte 128
Take I-93 North to exit 41 (Rte 125)
Take a right off exit onto Rte 125 North/East.
Make sure to stay in right lane until you are thru the first traffic light.
At the second traffic light take a left onto Andover St.
You'll go passed some commercial buildings and pass residential houses.
Just keep going on Andover St.
It's a winding road and it will turn into Woburn Street without you
even knowing it.
It's approximately 2.5 miles from the intersection of Rte 125
if you're clocking it.
You'll eventually see South Elementary School on your left.
Park on the left or front of the school and walk around back to the field.
Coming from I-495
Take I-93 South to exit 42 (Dascomb Rd).
Take a left off exit, then another left onto Dascomb Rd towards Andover.
Travel for a little less than one mile and take a right onto Clark Rd
(It's something like the 4th street on your right coming from the highway)
Clark then merges right onto Andover Street.
You go over train tracks and the road bends to the left.
Andover Street ends and South Elementary is on your right.
Park on the left or front of the school and walk around back to the field.
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Peach Street Fields, Braintree Peach Street field - WHUF's "home"
field
South Middle School, 232 Peach Street, Braintree,
MA 02184
FROM CAPE COD
(about 1:15 from Woods
Hole)
OPTION #1: Take route 3 north to
Weymouth. Get off at exit 16. Take
route 18 south a short distance (1/2 mile). Turn right onto West Street (on left it's Middle Street) and follow into
Braintree. West Street meets Columbian,
stay right. It becomes Grove Street. Turn left at lights onto Liberty Street (there's a gas station with
bathrooms on the left, a convenience store on the right, and a supermarket
diagonally across the intersection). Take
about the 4th right off Liberty (you'll see the school before the turn) onto
Peach Street. The South Middle School is immediately on the right. Park in
the lot just before the building.
OPTION #2: Take route 3 north to Braintree. Get off at exit
17/Union Street (it's the exit for the Braintree T station). Go around the
rotary (under the highway) and take the next exit, towards the T station.
Take a left at the lights - the T station will be on your right. Follow that
road a mile or two (through a few sets of lights) until it ends and comes to a
'T' at a set of lights. Turn right at the lights onto Plain Street. After
a short distance (maybe 1/4 mile), you will come to another set of lights at an
intersection. Turn left at the lights onto route 37. After about 3/4
mile, there will be a blinking yellow light - take that left onto Peach
Street. The South Middle School is about 1/4 mile up on the left.
Park in the lot just past the building.
FROM PROVIDENCE
(about 1:00 from Providence) These directions
avoid route 128 (important at rush hour).
Route 95 north to route 495 south (exit 6 off 95?)
to 24 north (exit 7A off 495)
Take route 139 east off 24 (exit 20) and continue
for 3.7 miles.
Left onto route 37 north for 2.4 miles. Right
off 37 onto Peach Street.
The South Middle School is about 1/2 mile up Peach
Street on the left.
Field is behind the school. Park in the lot just
past the building.
FROM THE EAST (Boston)
(Alternate routes via surface roads that
avoid routes 93 and 128 recommended)
Take route I-93 south (the expressway).
At route 3/93 split, bear right onto 93 south
(a.k.a. route 128 south).
Take route 37 exit (toward Braintree).
FOLLOW
"DIRECTIONS FROM ROUTE 37" BELOW.
DIRECTIONS
FROM ROUTE 37
Follow route 37 past
the South Shore Plaza (there will be several sets of lights).
Continue on
to "Braintree Five Corners."
There will be a Dunkin Donuts on your right,
and a Bertucci's basically right in front of you.
Stay on route 37, which
is sort of a "straight-left" - keep Bertucci's on your immediate
right.
Follow route 37 for about 1 mile (through a few more sets of lights)
until you get to another set of lights (a pretty major intersection): there
will be another Dunkin Donuts on your left, and a Chinese restaurant on the
right.
Take a right, which is still route 37.
About 3/4 mile up the road
is a flashing yellow light; take that left onto Peach Street.
The South
Middle School is about 1/2 mile up on the left.
Field is behind the
school. Park in the lot just past the building.
FROM THE SOUTH
(Dedham)
Take route
128 north to route 37 exit (toward Braintree).
FOLLOW "DIRECTIONS FROM ROUTE
37" ABOVE.
FROM THE WEST
(Worcester)
Take Mass Pike (route
I-90) east to route 128 south.
Follow route 128 through Dedham, Canton, and
Randolph to Braintree
DO NOT TAKE ROUTE I-95 SOUTH TOWARDS
PROVIDENCE!
Take the route 37 exit toward Braintree.
FOLLOW "DIRECTIONS
FROM ROUTE 37" ABOVE.
VIA PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
Take the T to the Braintree station (1 Ivory
Street). The fields are 2 1/2 miles from the T.
These are directions from exit 17 to the fields
(they go right past the T station):
Get off at exit 17/Union Street (it's the exit for
the Braintree T station). Go around the rotary (under the highway) and
take the next exit, towards the T station. Take a left at the lights - the
T station will be on your right. Follow that road a mile or two (through a
few sets of lights) until it ends and comes to a 'T' at a set of lights.
Turn right at the lights onto Plain Street. After a short distance (maybe
1/4 mile), you will come to another set of lights at an intersection. Turn
left at the lights onto route 37. After about 3/4 mile, there will be a
blinking yellow light - take that left onto Peach Street. The South Middle
School is about 1/4 mile up on the left. Park in the lot just past the
building.
FACILITIES
Use bathrooms in the school if it's open. If
it's closed... there are plenty of bushes.
Bathrooms and stores are a couple miles from the
fields. There are many between the highway and the field. See
directions for some specifics. (Direction details)
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