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Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area

Blue Blazed Loop Trail–Lowland Loop, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Blue Blazed Loop Trail–Lowland Loop, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area near Florence, MA. It climbs 514 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 522 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lowland Loop 42.32704, -72.68595
Nearest town Florence, MA
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Blue Blazed Loop Trail–Lowland Loop, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 266–523 ft

Out & Back · Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area

Trailhead: Lowland Loop · 42.32704, -72.68595

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Florence / Ryan stop 678 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Lowland Loop, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto The Blue Trail, heading W.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Shipley Shortcut, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto White Blazed Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Blazed Loop Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miReach Lowland Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Blazed Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Carriage Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miBear right onto Shipley Shortcut, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto The Blue Trail, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Lowland Loop, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miArrive 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/blue-blazed-loop-trail-lowland-loop-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Florence / Ryan stop 678 m from the trailhead

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