Balance Rock–Bolton Pond Trail, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation near Leino Park, MA. The route reaches Balance Rock at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 460 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi981 – 1,352 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Donbrowo Trail 42.49405, -71.88148
Nearest town Leino Park, MA
Directions
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Balance Rock–Bolton Pond Trail, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 980–1,351 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Trailhead: Donbrowo Trail · 42.49405, -71.88148
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Donbrowo Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ski Area-Bolton Pond Connector, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bolton Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Balance Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miPass Balance Rock.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Balance Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Balance Rock Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Donbrowo Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 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
67% dirt28% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F62°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
76°64°
Thu
85°65°
46%
Fri
91°68°
34%
Sat
88°68°
35%
Sun
92°66°
Mon
89°68°
16%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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