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Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area

Boggy Meadow Road–Middle Path, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Boggy Meadow Road–Middle Path, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area near Laurel Park, MA. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 299 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Swamp Forest Trail 42.36352, -72.64499
Nearest town Laurel Park, MA
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Boggy Meadow Road–Middle Path, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 220–299 ft

Out & Back · Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area

Trailhead: Swamp Forest Trail · 42.36352, -72.64499

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

Transit-accessible: Danco Modern Plaza stop 766 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Swamp Forest Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Middle Path, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Marian Street Trail (blue), heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Path, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boggy Meadow Road, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach Swamp Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Path, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Marian Street Trail (blue), heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Path, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Swamp Forest Trail, heading NW.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boggy-meadow-road-middle-path-out-back-3-sights-7-km-5d47

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Danco Modern Plaza stop 766 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Laurel Park, Massachusetts