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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dickens/Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Glacial Boulder Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Brown Hill Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Brown Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Brown Hill Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Glacial Boulder Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Chapman/Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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