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Wachusett Meadows

Quartz Boulder–Farm Pond, 8 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Quartz Boulder–Farm Pond, 8 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Meadows near Princeton Station, MA. The route passes Farm Pond and Rock Fire Pond before reaching Quartz Boulder at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 340 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,257 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dickens/Midstate Trail 42.47584, -71.90296
Nearest town Princeton Station, MA
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Quartz Boulder–Farm Pond, 8 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,003–1,256 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

  1. Start on Dickens/Midstate Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miPass Farm Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Beaver Bend/Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading W.
  4. 400 ftTurn left onto Beaver Bend Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pasture Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miPass Rock Fire Pond.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Fern Forest Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Quartz Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pasture Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beaver Bend Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Beaver Bend/Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading NE.
  12. 400 ftTurn left onto Chapman/Midstate Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/farm-pond-out-back-77e8

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F61°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 76°64°
Thu 85°64° 47%
Fri 91°68° 35%
Sat 88°68° 35%
Sun 91°67°
Mon 88°67° 16%

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