Breakheart Hill–Pearce Lake, 6 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Breakheart Reservation near Oakland Vale, MA. The route passes Pearce Lake, Silver Lake, Pearce Lake Beach and Breakheart Hill Viewpoint before reaching Breakheart Hill at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 278 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi75 – 213 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Flume Road 42.48584, -71.03704
Nearest town Oakland Vale, MA
Directions
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Breakheart Hill–Pearce Lake, 6 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 46 min
Elevation 74–215 ft
Out & Back · Breakheart Reservation
Trailhead: Flume Road · 42.48584, -71.03704
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start on Flume Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Pearce Lake.
- 50 ftPass Silver Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Pearce Lake Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Breakheart Hill, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Breakheart Hill Viewpoint.
- 150 ftReach Breakheart Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Flume Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
82°61°
Thu
91°72°
24%
Fri
97°74°
27%
Sat
94°70°
44%
Sun
95°68°
Mon
96°74°
15%
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