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Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Siplas Pool–State Administration Road, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Siplas Pool–State Administration Road, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation near Princeton, MA. The route reaches Siplas Pool. It climbs 373 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,270 – 1,440 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Echo Lake Trail 42.47434, -71.89449
Nearest town Princeton, MA
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Siplas Pool–State Administration Road, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,271–1,441 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Trailhead: Echo Lake Trail · 42.47434, -71.89449

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on State Administration Road, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto West Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Siplas Pool.
  5. 0.7 miReach Siplas Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto State Administration Road, heading SE.
  8. 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/echo-lake-echo-lake-out-back-4-lakes-5-km-852f

Trail surface

72% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F61°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 76°64°
Thu 85°65° 46%
Fri 91°68° 35%
Sat 88°68° 35%
Sun 92°66°
Mon 89°68° 16%

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