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Storer Conservation Land

Bow Street Pond & Pine Springs Trail via Western Greenway

5.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Bow Street Pond & Pine Springs Trail via Western Greenway is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Storer Conservation Land near Beaver Brook Station, MA. The route reaches Bow Street Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 420 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 299 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meeting House Walk 42.38586, -71.22663
Nearest town Beaver Brook Station, MA
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Bow Street Pond & Pine Springs Trail via Western Greenway

5.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 114–298 ft

Out & Back · Storer Conservation Land

Trailhead: Meeting House Walk · 42.38586, -71.22663

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Beaver St @ Forest St stop 37 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lyman Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hobbes Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bull Run Trail, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Springs Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Western Greenway, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miPass Bow Street Pond.
  8. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftReach Bow Street Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left onto Pine Springs Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bull Run Trail, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Hobbes Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lyman Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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/bow-street-pond-pine-springs-trail-out-back-8-km-369f

Trail surface

94% dirt4% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 83°62°
Thu 90°70° 26%
Fri 98°74° 29%
Sat 95°72° 37%
Sun 97°69°
Mon 95°77° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Beaver St @ Forest St stop 37 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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