Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Beaver Stalagmites & Eastside via BCT

4.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Beaver Stalagmites & Eastside via BCT is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Georgetown-Rowley State Forest near Kings Forest, MA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 125 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67882, -70.96679
Nearest town Kings Forest, MA

Directions

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Beaver Stalagmites & Eastside via BCT

4.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 71–124 ft

Out & Back · Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Trailhead: 42.67882, -70.96679

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Beaver Stalagmites, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto BCT, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Eastside, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tunnel Vision, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto BCT, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Stalagmites, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°71° 29%
Fri 97°72° 32%
Sat 95°69° 48%
Sun 96°67° 17%
Mon 94°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 16 min before dark.

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