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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 46° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 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
DrizzleTemperature 60°F46°
Precip51%Wind2 mphUV2Humidity93%
Rained 0.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
68°53°
59%
Tue
59°48°
Wed
61°45°
Thu
63°44°
Fri
63°49°
35%
Sat
60°51°
41%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Litchfield Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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