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Wachusett Meadows

Brown Hill–Brown Hill Loop, 4 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Brown Hill–Brown Hill Loop, 4 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Meadows near Princeton Station, MA. The route reaches Brown Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 386 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,125 – 1,319 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dickens/Midstate Trail 42.47584, -71.90296
Nearest town Princeton Station, MA
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Brown Hill–Brown Hill Loop, 4 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,126–1,318 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Meadows

Trailhead: Dickens/Midstate Trail · 42.47584, -71.90296

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dickens/Midstate Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miBear left onto Glacial Boulder Trail, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Brown Hill Loop, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Summit Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miReach Brown Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Brown Hill Loop, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Glacial Boulder Trail, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Chapman/Midstate Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.3 miArrive 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/brown-hill-out-back-6-km-3266

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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