Blue Hills Reservation

Duck Pond–Meadow Road, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Duck Pond–Meadow Road, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. The route reaches Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 236 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18957, -71.07128
Nearest town North Randolph, MA

Directions

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Duck Pond–Meadow Road, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Elevation 170–235 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.18957, -71.07128

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 98% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Ladybug Trail, heading W.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Hemlock Road, heading W.
  7. 300 ftPass Duck Pond.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Three Pines Path, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Road, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ladybug Trail, heading E.
  17. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

79% dirt19% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip98%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity76%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 14% rain4 AM: 49% rain5 AM: 51% rain6 AM: 48% rain7 AM: 36% rain8 AM: 36% rain9 AM: 34% rain10 AM: 62% rain11 AM: 65% rain12 PM: 71% rain1 PM: 98% rain2 PM: 82% rain3 PM: 60% rain4 PM: 50% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 26% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 29% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 84°63°
Thu 86°71° 26%
Fri 95°73° 30%
Sat 89°73° 36%
Sun 95°72° 15%

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