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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:06 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

OvercastTemperature 78°F60°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (4.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°62°
Thu 86°67° 49%
Fri 90°68° 34%
Sat 89°67° 35%
Sun 90°65°
Mon 87°69° 16%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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