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Nashoba Woodlands

Farm Pond–Blue Dot Trail, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 50 min

Farm Pond–Blue Dot Trail, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Nashoba Woodlands near Village of Nagog Woods, MA. The route reaches Farm Pond. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 292 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cobb Memorial Footpath (red dot) 42.52639, -71.44881
Nearest town Village of Nagog Woods, MA
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Farm Pond–Blue Dot Trail, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 50 min

Elevation 241–291 ft

Out & Back · Nashoba Woodlands

Trailhead: Cobb Memorial Footpath (red dot) · 42.52639, -71.44881

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cobb Memorial Footpath (red dot), heading W.
  2. 200 ftPass Farm Pond.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow/Blue Dot Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miReach Farm Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miBear right onto Yellow/Blue Dot Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Cobb Memorial Footpath (red dot), heading NE.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/farm-pond-farm-pond-out-back-3-lakes-3-km-2ecd

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Village of Nagog Woods, Massachusetts