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Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area

Fitzgerald Lake–Boggy Meadow Road, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Fitzgerald Lake–Boggy Meadow Road, 4 sights is a 3.9-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, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 292 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34875, -72.64311
Nearest town Laurel Park, MA
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Fitzgerald Lake–Boggy Meadow Road, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 197–291 ft

Out & Back · Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.34875, -72.64311

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

Transit-accessible: N King St and B'Nai Israel Cemetery stop 454 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Middle Path, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Marian Street Trail (blue), heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Boggy Meadow Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftPass Fitzgerald Lake.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Hillside Trail (red), heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Lake Trail (blue), heading N.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hillside Trail (red), heading SW.
  11. 50 ftReach Fitzgerald Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Trail (blue), heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Hillside Trail (red), heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Boggy Meadow Road, heading E.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Marian Street Trail (blue), heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Middle Path, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 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-sights-6-km

Trail surface

79% dirt21% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: N King St and B'Nai Israel Cemetery stop 454 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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