College Rock–Louisa Lake, 8 sights
8 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 2 hr 48 min
College Rock–Louisa Lake, 8 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Woods near Milford, MA. The route passes Louisa Lake, Wildcat Pond, The Intro Viewpoint and College Rock. It climbs 272 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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College Rock–Louisa Lake, 8 sights
8 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 275–400 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Woods
Trailhead: Upper Charles Trail · 42.15588, -71.52058
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Transit-accessible: Birmingham Court stop 629 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Charles Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Louisa Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miPass Wildcat Pond.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Milford Byway, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Challenger, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Top Down, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass The Intro Viewpoint.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Farm Way, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto The Intro, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cliffwalk, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto The Intro, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cliffwalk, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto The Intro, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass College Rock.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto College Rock Run, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Walker Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left onto College Rock, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Stairway To College, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cornell Connection, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach College Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto College Rock, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Walker Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto College Rock Run, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto The Intro, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cliffwalk, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto The Intro, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cliffwalk, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto The Intro, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Farm Way, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Top Down, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Challenger, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Milford Byway, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Holliston Highway, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Birmingham Court stop 629 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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