Brook Trail–Lichen Garden, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 890 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Brook Trail–Lichen Garden, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near South Village, MA. It climbs 890 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi443 – 778 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wares Waldo East 42.64304, -71.78171
Nearest town South Village, MA
Directions
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Brook Trail–Lichen Garden, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 890 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 444–777 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wares Waldo East · 42.64304, -71.78171
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Wares Waldo East, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Wares Waldo West, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Wares Waldo East, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lichen Garden, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Group Camp, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Wares Waldo East, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Rock and Roll, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Group Camp, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Friends Trail (Yellow) Dow, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wares Waldo East, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Wares Waldo West, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wares Waldo East, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 2″ yesterday (4.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
81°66°
Thu
88°69°
43%
Fri
93°70°
33%
Sat
92°69°
33%
Sun
92°67°
Mon
90°72°
15%
Other ways to reach this destination
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Friends Loop Trail (Orange)
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Friends Loop Trail (Orange)
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- 9.2 mi · out & back · via Friends Loop Trail (Orange)
- 5.3 mi · out & back · via Friends Loop Trail (Orange)
- 8.2 mi · out & back · via Friends Loop Trail (Orange)
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