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Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area

Fitzgerald Lake–Boggy Meadow Road, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Fitzgerald Lake–Boggy Meadow Road, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area near Laurel Park, MA. The route passes Fitzgerald Lake before reaching Fitzgerald Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 295 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Halfway Brook Trail 42.35629, -72.64232
Nearest town Laurel Park, MA
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Fitzgerald Lake–Boggy Meadow Road, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 197–295 ft

Out & Back · Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area

Trailhead: Halfway Brook Trail · 42.35629, -72.64232

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: N King St and Rockridge Community stop 207 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Halfway Brook Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Marian Street Trail (blue), heading W.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto Boggy Meadow Road, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftPass Fitzgerald Lake.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Hillside Trail (red), heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Lake Trail (blue), heading N.
  9. 0.3 miPass Fitzgerald Lake.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hillside Trail (red), heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Trail (blue), heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miReach Fitzgerald Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hillside Trail (red), heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Trail (blue), heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right onto Hillside Trail (red), heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Boggy Meadow Road, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Marian Street Trail (blue), heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Halfway Brook Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.2 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/fitzgerald-lake-fitzgerald-lake-out-back-5-km-917e

Trail surface

67% dirt31% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: N King St and Rockridge Community stop 207 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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