Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Brown Hill–Siplas Pool, 8 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 781 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Brown Hill–Siplas Pool, 8 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation near Princeton, MA. The route passes Siplas Pool before reaching Brown Hill at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 781 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Brown Hill–Siplas Pool, 8 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 781 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,126–1,441 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Trailhead: Echo Lake Trail · 42.47434, -71.89449
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on State Administration Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto West Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Harrington/Mid State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Siplas Pool.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Glacial Boulder Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Brown Hill Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Brown Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Brown Hill Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Glacial Boulder Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Chapman/Midstate Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto West Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto State Administration Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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More from Echo Lake Trail Trailhead
- Harrington Viewpoint–Harrington/Mid State Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 2.4 mi · ▲ 726 ft
- Semuhenna Trail & State Administration Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- Siplas Pool–State Administration Road, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Siplas Pool–Dickens/Midstate Trail, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 575 ft
- Harrington/Mid State Viewpoint–Semuhenna Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft
- Siplas Pool–Wildlife Pond, 7 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 758 ft
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