Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area

Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 4 lakes

4.4 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 4 lakes is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area near Wessonville, MA. The route passes Lake Chauncy Public Beach, Chauncy Lake and Little Chauncy Lake. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 358 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28953, -71.61322
Nearest town Wessonville, MA

Directions

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Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 4 lakes

4.4 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 272–358 ft

Out & Back · Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.28953, -71.61322

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Chauncy Public Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Chauncy Lake.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftSharp left onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miPass Little Chauncy Lake.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Chauncy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 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

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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