Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Ayery Cracks Boulder–Powerlines Boulder, 6 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 42 min

Ayery Cracks Boulder–Powerlines Boulder, 6 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Pine Meadow Conservation Land near Devenscrest, MA. The route passes Flannagan Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond, Rock Meadow Pond and 2 more before reaching Powerlines Boulder at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 351 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56253, -71.56663
Nearest town Devenscrest, MA

Directions

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Ayery Cracks Boulder–Powerlines Boulder, 6 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 42 min

Elevation 238–352 ft

Out & Back · Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.56253, -71.56663

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Flannagan Pond.
  3. 0.1 miPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftReach Ayery Cracks Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftPass Habitat Observation Point.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Habitat Loop Trail, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftPass Powerlines Boulder.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 29%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 94°69° 31%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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