Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Ayery Cracks Boulder–Powerlines Boulder, 5 rocks

1.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 37 min

Ayery Cracks Boulder–Powerlines Boulder, 5 rocks is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Pine Meadow Conservation Land near Devenscrest, MA. The route passes Rock Meadow Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond, Rock Meadow Pond and 2 more before reaching Powerlines Boulder at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 351 ft · steepest grade: 17%1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56580, -71.55979
Nearest town Devenscrest, MA

Directions

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Ayery Cracks Boulder–Powerlines Boulder, 5 rocks

1.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 37 min

Elevation 238–352 ft

Out & Back · Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.56580, -71.55979

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  8. 500 ftPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftPass Habitat Observation Point.
  14. 50 ftReach Ayery Cracks Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftTurn right onto Habitat Loop Trail, heading N.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 300 ftPass Powerlines Boulder.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°71° 31%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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