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Prichard Memorial Forest

East Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 41 min

East Loop Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Prichard Memorial Forest near Middleton, MA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 141 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62860, -71.02306
Nearest town Middleton, MA
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East Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 72–142 ft

Out & Back · Prichard Memorial Forest

Trailhead: 42.62860, -71.02306

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto East Loop Trail, heading E.
  10. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-loop-trail-out-back-8-km-fdf6

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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