Needham Town Forest–Farley Pond, 4 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 41 min
Needham Town Forest–Farley Pond, 4 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Needham Town Forest near Needham Junction, MA. The route passes Farley Pond and Needham Town Forest before reaching Horsford Ponds at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Needham Town Forest–Farley Pond, 4 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 41 min
Elevation 118–219 ft
Out & Back · Needham Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.26276, -71.24273
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Farley Pond.
- 0.4 miPass Needham Town Forest.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Horsford Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horsford Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Red Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Horsford Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Horsford Ponds.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Red Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Horsford Road, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Needham Town Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Horsford Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Path, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horsford Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Horsford Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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