Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Balance Rock & Semuhenna Trail via Balance Rock Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Balance Rock & Semuhenna Trail via Balance Rock Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation near Leino Park, MA. The route reaches Balance Rock at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 818 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Balance Rock & Semuhenna Trail via Balance Rock Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,169–2,000 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Trailhead: Harrington/Mid State Trail · 42.48884, -71.88745
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 53°F / low 45° · precip 64% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Harrington Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Indian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto West Side Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Semuhenna Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Old Indian Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Balance Rock Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Balance Rock Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Balance Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right onto Balance Rock Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Indian Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Semuhenna Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto West Side Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Old Indian Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Harrington Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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