Sports Participation
Winter Sports
- Windblown - Cross
country skiing and snow shoeing in New Ipswich, NH (about one hour from Worcester, MA).
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Mass Audobon - This organization runs "Snowshoeing for Families" events at various locations.
- Northfield Mountain Cross
country skiing at attractive rates on groomed trails. Public programs include snowshoeing. Located in Northfield, MA
(about 1.5 hours from Worcester, MA).
- Waterville Valley's Nordic Center Cross
country skiing and snowshoeing in a winter sports complex. Located in Waterville Valley, NH (about 2 hours 40 minutes from Worcester, MA).
- Weston Ski Track Offering cross-country skiing and
instruction on groomed, lighted trails. Located at the Martin Golf Course in Weston, MA (about 40 minutes from Worcester, MA).
Other Outdoor Sports
- Bicycling - Decide whether the trip will be a road bicycling or mountain bicycling trip and take it from
there.
- Frisbee Golf - Also known as "disk golf", the relatively new sport combines the basic idea of golf with a
frisbee and specially designed goals. One local venue is Marshall Street, in Leicester, MA (about 15 minutes from the church).
Another local venue is Treasure Valley (during summer camp) which opened its course in 2008.
Climbing Walls
Other Indoor Sports
- Bowling (Candlepin) - Candlepin is good for the smaller kids because the ball is smaller and
lighter. Colonial Bowling Center, in Worcester, is the closest location, and Thunderbird Bowl, in Auburn, MA, is also
nearby.
- Bowling (10 Pin) - 10 Pin is for kids big enough to pick up the larger bowling ball.
Closest to Worcester are AMF Auburn Lanes in
Auburn, MA and AMF Town & Country Lanes
in Shrewsbury, MA.
- Ice Skating - Worcester Skating Rink, on Lake Avenue in Worcester, MA.
- Roller Skating - Skylite Roller Skating Center, is right in Worcester, MA.
Roll-On America is located in
Lancaster, MA (about 15 minutes from Worcester, MA).
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