East Farm Trail via Litchfield Loop is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Great Brook Farm State Park near South Chelmsford, MA. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 249 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56191, -71.35270
Nearest town South Chelmsford, MA
Directions
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East Farm Trail via Litchfield Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 45 min
Elevation 153–250 ft
Out & Back · Great Brook Farm State Park
Trailhead: 42.56191, -71.35270
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chelmsford access, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Hillslide, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Litchfield Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto East Farm, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto East Farm Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Pine Point Loop, heading SW.
- 500 ftReach East Farm Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp right onto East Farm Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto East Farm, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Litchfield Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Hillslide, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Chelmsford access, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Litchfield Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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