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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Ladybug Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hemlock Road, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Duck Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Three Pines Path, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ladybug Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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°
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%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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