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Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Echo Lake–Siplas Pool, 10 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Echo Lake–Siplas Pool, 10 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation near Princeton, MA. The route passes Echo Lake, Siplas Pool and Farm Pond before reaching Otter Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 865 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,073 – 1,440 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Echo Lake Road 42.47483, -71.88368
Nearest town Princeton, MA
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Echo Lake–Siplas Pool, 10 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,073–1,441 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Trailhead: Echo Lake Road · 42.47483, -71.88368

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Echo Lake Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miPass Echo Lake.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto State Administration Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto West Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Harrington/Mid State Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miPass Siplas Pool.
  7. 1.7 miBear left onto Glacial Boulder Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miPass Farm Pond.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftBear right onto Brown Hill Loop, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miPass Otter Pond.
  12. 450 ftBear right onto Otter Pond Trail, heading E.
  13. 150 ftReach Echo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto Brown Hill Loop, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading N.
  16. 400 ftTurn right onto Glacial Boulder Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear right onto Chapman/Midstate Trail, heading W.
  18. 1.9 miTurn right onto West Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto State Administration Road, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Echo Lake Road, heading S.
  21. 0.6 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-8-lakes-10-km-beb1

Trail surface

71% dirt5% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F62°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 77°64°
Thu 85°65° 46%
Fri 92°68° 35%
Sat 89°68° 35%
Sun 92°67°
Mon 90°68° 16%

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