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WWI Memorial Park

Balancing Rock & Disc Golf Course via West Loop Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min

Balancing Rock & Disc Golf Course via West Loop Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in WWI Memorial Park near Plainville, MA. The route reaches Balancing Rock at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 384 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99555, -71.32211
Nearest town Plainville, MA
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Balancing Rock & Disc Golf Course via West Loop Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min

Elevation 243–385 ft

Out & Back · WWI Memorial Park

Trailhead: 41.99555, -71.32211

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Route 1 and North Washington St stop 644 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto West Loop Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Unmarked trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto West Loop Trail, heading E.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftPass Balancing Rock.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right onto Disc Golf Course, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West Trail Loop, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto West Loop Trail Shortcut, heading SW.
  16. 450 ftSharp left onto West Loop Trail, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/balancing-rock-disc-golf-course-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

77% dirt3% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Route 1 and North Washington St stop 644 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Plainville, Massachusetts