Sports Participation

Winter Sports

• Windblown - Cross country skiing and snow shoeing in New Ipswich, NH (about one hour from Worcester, MA).
• 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

• Central Rock Gym - Opening April 25, 2009. Located in Worcester, MA.
• YMCA Boroughs Branch - Rent the climbing wall for an hour. Located in Westborough, MA.
• Carabiner's Indoor Climbing - Climbing parties and overnights. Located in New Bedford, MA.
• Boston Rock Gym - Various climbing walls. Located in Woburn, MA.

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).

Page updated 2/8/09.