Bow Street Pond via Western Greenway
4.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Bow Street Pond via Western Greenway is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Storer Conservation Land near Piety Corner, MA. The route reaches Bow Street Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bow Street Pond via Western Greenway
4.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 140–298 ft
Out & Back · Storer Conservation Land
Trailhead: Bull Run Trail · 42.38859, -71.23124
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Beaver St @ Valley View Rd stop 403 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bull Run Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Hemlock Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pine Springs Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Western Greenway, heading N.
- 1.8 miPass Bow Street Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Bow Street Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn left onto Pine Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Bull Run Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Beaver St @ Valley View Rd stop 403 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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