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Grassy Pond Conservation Land

Egg Rock–Grassy Pond, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Egg Rock–Grassy Pond, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Grassy Pond Conservation Land near Boxboro Station, MA. The route passes Grassy Pond before reaching Egg Rock at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 345 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red 42.49878, -71.46945
Nearest town Boxboro Station, MA · Official trailhead info (trails.actonma.gov)
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Egg Rock–Grassy Pond, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 213–345 ft

Out & Back · Grassy Pond Conservation Land

Trailhead: Red · 42.49878, -71.46945

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miPass Grassy Pond.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Red, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 100 ftReach Egg Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 300 ftBear left onto Blue, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear left onto Red, heading NW.
  24. 400 ftArrive 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/egg-rock-out-back-b55c

Trail surface

93% dirt4% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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