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Leominster State Forest

Crocker Pond–Rice Meadow Pond, 3 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Crocker Pond–Rice Meadow Pond, 3 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Leominster State Forest near Wachusett, MA. The route passes Crocker Pond and Leominster State Forest Beach before reaching Rice Meadow Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 485 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 1,004 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52428, -71.85573
Nearest town Wachusett, MA
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Crocker Pond–Rice Meadow Pond, 3 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 808–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Leominster State Forest

Trailhead: 42.52428, -71.85573

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Crocker Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Leominster State Forest Beach.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miPass Rice Meadow Pond.
  6. 0.2 miReach Crocker Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crocker-pond-out-back-0572

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 86°66° 46%
Fri 93°70° 34%
Sat 90°69° 34%
Sun 93°68°
Mon 91°69° 16%

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