Take A Walk This Weekend

You can start in the town forest. Or join a group at Mattera Cabin. And if you're the more independent type, just strap on the sneaks and head out on your own.

This Saturday and Sunday is Walk Reading Weekend. Sponsored by Walkable Reading, the Reading Trails Committee, and the Reading Open Land Trust, it's two days about getting out to enjoy and explore Reading by foot or bike. If you have something red, wear it, and when you return home, report how many miles you covered on www.facebook.com/walkablereading. The total miles Reading residents covered will be tallied on Facebook. It can be walking, running, biking or hiking. If you need help, check the Reading Trails Committee webpage for up-to-date information and trail maps at www.readingma.gov/trails-committee.

If social walking is your thing then there are plenty of options, starting Saturday morning.

10 a.m. -- Meet at the Wood End School on Sunset Rock Lane for a town forest walk.

10:30 -- Meet at the Coolidge Middle School and join the Reading Ramblers.

Noon -- Meet at the corner of Franklin and Kurchian Lane for a walk into Kurchian Woods.

3 p.m. -- Meet at Kylie Drive off Wakefield Street to walk the Evergreen Trail.

And Sunday's schedule starts early:

7 a.m. -- Meet at Mattera Cabin, 1481 Main Street, for a guided bird walk.

1 p.m. -- Meet at Mattera Cabin for a Bare Meadow Conservation Area walk.

3 p.m. -- Meet at the Joshua Eaton School for a neighborhood walk.