Balancing Rock & South Loop Trail Loop
1.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 29 min
Balancing Rock & South Loop Trail Loop is a 1.3-mile loop in WWI Memorial Park near Wilkins Four Corners, MA. The route reaches Balancing Rock. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Balancing Rock & South Loop Trail Loop
1.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 29 min
Elevation 243–387 ft
Loop · WWI Memorial Park
Trailhead: 42.00065, -71.31528
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto West Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto West Trail Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Balancing Rock.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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