Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Echo Lake–Siplas Pool, 5 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Echo Lake–Siplas Pool, 5 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation near Princeton Station, MA. The route passes Siplas Pool before reaching Echo Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 313 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Echo Lake–Siplas Pool, 5 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,257–1,441 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Trailhead: Dickens/Midstate Trail · 42.47584, -71.90296
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Harrington/Mid State Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Siplas Pool.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto West Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto State Administration Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Echo Lake Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Echo Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Echo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Echo Lake Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto State Administration Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto West Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Harrington/Mid State Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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