Town Forest

Echo Lake–Echo Lake Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 265 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Echo Lake–Echo Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near Braggville, MA. The route reaches Echo Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 265 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 384 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Holliston Highway 42.17701, -71.48460
Nearest town Braggville, MA

Directions

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Echo Lake–Echo Lake Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 265 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 318–385 ft

Out & Back · Town Forest

Trailhead: Holliston Highway · 42.17701, -71.48460

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 80% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Holliston Highway, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sudden Impact, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Dolphin Rock, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Holliston Highway, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Milford Byway, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Hob Knob Connector, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Hob Knob, heading W.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftBear right onto Milford Byway, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Upper Charles Trail, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miPass Echo Lake.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Echo Lake Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miReach Echo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miSharp left onto Upper Charles Trail, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Milford Byway, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading S.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hob Knob, heading S.
  20. 200 ftBear left onto Hob Knob Connector, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Milford Byway, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miBear left onto Holliston Highway, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dolphin Rock, heading SE.
  24. 200 ftTurn left onto Sudden Impact, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Holliston Highway, heading S.
  26. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

59% dirt2% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip80%Wind6 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 17% rain4 AM: 59% rain5 AM: 67% rain6 AM: 58% rain7 AM: 52% rain8 AM: 57% rain9 AM: 66% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 71% rain12 PM: 73% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 79% rain3 PM: 60% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 39% rain8 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue 83°63°
Wed 83°64°
Thu 84°68° 37%
Fri 95°70° 29%
Sat 92°70° 35%
Sun 95°69° 15%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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