High Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Farm Pond–East Gardner Road, 5 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Farm Pond–East Gardner Road, 5 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in High Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Whitmanville, MA. The route reaches Farm Pond. It climbs 500 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,152 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Overlook Road 42.57264, -71.92016
Nearest town Whitmanville, MA

Directions

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Farm Pond–East Gardner Road, 5 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 885–1,152 ft

Out & Back · High Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Overlook Road · 42.57264, -71.92016

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 62% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Overlook Road, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Gardner Road, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto May Street, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miPass Farm Pond.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Smith Street, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miReach Farm Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto May Street, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Gardner Road, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Overlook Road, heading E.
  13. 0.6 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% paved29% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 55°F46°
Precip62%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity99%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 11% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 36% rain12 PM: 50% rain1 PM: 62% rain2 PM: 59% rain3 PM: 46% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 49% rain6 PM: 52% rain7 PM: 42% rain8 PM: 38% rain9 PM: 47% rain10 PM: 42% rain11 PM: 43% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon 62°49° 37%
Tue 57°42°
Wed 59°40°
Thu 61°39°
Fri 61°46° 33%
Sat 58°48° 36%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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