Ames Boulder–Leach Pond, 4 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Ames Boulder–Leach Pond, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Borderland State Park near Sharon Heights, MA. The route passes Leach Pond before reaching Ames Boulder at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ames Boulder–Leach Pond, 4 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 203–325 ft
Out & Back · Borderland State Park
Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.08600, -71.16810
Weather Sep 21: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 50° · precip 61% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Morse Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Northwest Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto The French Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto West Side Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Leach Pond.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Pond Edge Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Ames Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto West Side Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto The French Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Northwest Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Morse Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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