Wildlife Pond–Farm Pond, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Wildlife Pond–Farm Pond, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Meadows near Princeton Station, MA. The route passes Farm Pond before reaching Wildlife Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 392 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wildlife Pond–Farm Pond, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 973–1,256 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Meadows
Trailhead: Dickens/Midstate Trail · 42.47584, -71.90296
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dickens/Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miPass Farm Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beaver Bend/Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Beaver Bend Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Wildlife Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Beaver Bend/Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Chapman/Midstate Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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