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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto East Loop Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
84°63°
Thu
92°71°
28%
Fri
98°74°
31%
Sat
94°71°
47%
Sun
95°70°
16%
Mon
99°78°
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