Brook Trail–Friends Trail (Yellow), 6 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Brook Trail–Friends Trail (Yellow), 6 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near West Townsend, MA. It climbs 899 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi443 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Brook Trail 42.67152, -71.77426
Nearest town West Townsend, MA
Directions
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Brook Trail–Friends Trail (Yellow), 6 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 444–803 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brook Trail · 42.67152, -71.77426
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 56°F / low 47° · precip 57% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Rock and Roll, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Group Camp, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Friends (Yellow) Downhill, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Vinton Pond Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Pearl Hill Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Vinton Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wares Waldo East, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Rattlesnake, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Group Camp, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bypass, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 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
33% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 56°F47°
Precip57%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon
65°50°
31%
Tue
59°44°
Wed
61°42°
Thu
64°40°
Fri
63°46°
34%
Sat
60°50°
37%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Friends Loop Trail (Orange)
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Friends Loop Trail (Orange)
- 5.3 mi · out & back · via Friends Loop Trail (Orange)
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Friends Loop Trail (Orange)
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