Friends Loop Trail (Orange)–Lichen Garden, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 957 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Friends Loop Trail (Orange)–Lichen Garden, 4 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Ashby, MA. It climbs 957 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi525 – 778 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66132, -71.78375
Nearest town Ashby, MA
Directions
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Friends Loop Trail (Orange)–Lichen Garden, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 957 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 526–777 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.66132, -71.78375
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Rock and Roll, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Group Camp, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Friends (Yellow) Downhill, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wares Waldo East, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Wares Waldo West, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wares Waldo East, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wares Waldo West, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Friends Loop Trail (Orange), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wares Waldo East, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wares Waldo West, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Wares Waldo East, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Friends (Yellow) Downhill, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lichen Garden, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Group Camp, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
25% dirt75% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:48 PM
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