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Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Flannagan Pond–Rock Meadow Pond, 4 lakes

5.7 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Flannagan Pond–Rock Meadow Pond, 4 lakes is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Pine Meadow Conservation Land near Devenscrest, MA. The route passes Flannagan Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond and Rock Meadow Pond before reaching Half Moon Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 377 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56000, -71.57182
Nearest town Devenscrest, MA
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Flannagan Pond–Rock Meadow Pond, 4 lakes

5.7 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 235–378 ft

Out & Back · Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.56000, -71.57182

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Flannagan Pond.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miPass Half Moon Pond.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Half Moon Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miReach Flannagan Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 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/flannagan-pond-rock-meadow-pond-out-back-6-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

44% dirt56% 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 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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