Memorial Forest

Desert Trail & Plymton Trail via Old Concord Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Desert Trail & Plymton Trail via Old Concord Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Memorial Forest near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 230 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plymton Trail 42.37130, -71.46238
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA

Directions

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Desert Trail & Plymton Trail via Old Concord Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 159–228 ft

Out & Back · Memorial Forest

Trailhead: Plymton Trail · 42.37130, -71.46238

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Plymton Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Witches' Cove Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Concord Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Desert Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Desert Loop Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miBear left onto Plymton Trail, heading SE.
  11. 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 surface

98% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip51%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 2.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 20% rain12 PM: 32% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 48% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 35% rain8 PM: 31% rain9 PM: 30% rain10 PM: 42% rain11 PM: 50% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 66°54° 55%
Tue 60°47°
Wed 62°45°
Thu 63°43°
Fri 62°48° 35%
Sat 59°50° 44%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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