Best hikes in Leominster State Forest
Ambleway maps 24 hikes in Leominster State Forest, from a 1.7-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 20 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Parmenter Street Loop. The biggest climb is Mount Wachusett–Balance Rock, 16 sights, gaining 2,746 ft, and the network tops out at 2,000 ft.
- Parmenter Street Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Leominster State Forest Beach–Boardwalk Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Rocky Pond & Rocky Pond Trail via Parmenter Street 2.7 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Wolf Rock Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Paradise Pond–Rocky Pond, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Stuart Pond–Rocky Pond, 3 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Lower Crow Hill Pond–Rocky Pond, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Crocker Pond–Lower Crow Hill Pond, 5 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Monoosnoc Ridge Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 418 ft
- Haynes Reservoir–Rocky Pond, 7 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 872 ft
- Brook Road–Parmenter Street, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Monoosnoc Ridge Viewpoint–Rocky Pond, 3 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft
- Crow Hill Ledges–Midstate Viewpoint, 8 lakes 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft
- Distributing Reservoir–Rocky Pond, 3 lakes 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft
- Monoosnoc Hills–Rocky Pond, 4 sights 11 mi · ▲ 1,208 ft
- Simonds Pond–Brook Road, 3 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft
- Morse Reservoir–Paradise Pond, 6 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 1,564 ft
- Mount Wachusett–Balance Rock, 16 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,746 ft
- Long Hill–Morse Reservoir, 9 lakes 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,067 ft
- Wolfden Hill–Morse Reservoir, 5 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft
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- Midstate Viewpoint–Crocker Pond Loop, 5 lakes 1.7 mi · ▲ 363 ft
- Rice Meadow Pond via Midstate Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- Glacial Boulder–Midstate Viewpoint, 5 lakes 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,047 ft
- Redemption Rock–Glacial Boulder, 6 rocks 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft