Hapgood Wright Town Forest

Fairyland Pond–Emerson Thoreau Amble, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 50 min

Fairyland Pond–Emerson Thoreau Amble, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Hapgood Wright Town Forest near Meriams Corner, MA. The route reaches Fairyland Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 151 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Dot Trail 42.45385, -71.33496
Nearest town Meriams Corner, MA

Directions

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Fairyland Pond–Emerson Thoreau Amble, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 50 min

Elevation 121–149 ft

Out & Back · Hapgood Wright Town Forest

Trailhead: Yellow Dot Trail · 42.45385, -71.33496

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connecting Trail (blue), heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Fairyland Pond Loop (yellow), heading W.
  5. 50 ftPass Fairyland Pond.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Emerson Thoreau Amble, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miReach Fairyland Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Fairyland Pond Loop (yellow), heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connecting Trail (blue), heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 15 min before dark.

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