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.
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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 52° · precip 73% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Florence / Ryan stop 678 m from the trailhead
- Start on Lowland Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto The Blue Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Shipley Shortcut, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto White Blazed Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Blazed Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Lowland Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto White Blazed Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Carriage Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Shipley Shortcut, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto The Blue Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lowland Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Florence / Ryan stop 678 m from the trailhead
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