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Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area

Florence Pond–Blue Blazed Loop Trail, 8 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Florence Pond–Blue Blazed Loop Trail, 8 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area near West Farms, MA. The route reaches Florence Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 512 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 518 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Blazed Loop Trail 42.30984, -72.71196
Nearest town West Farms, MA
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Florence Pond–Blue Blazed Loop Trail, 8 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 302–520 ft

Out & Back · Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area

Trailhead: Blue Blazed Loop Trail · 42.30984, -72.71196

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

  1. Start on Blue Blazed Loop Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto White Blazed Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Carriage Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Moms, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Telephone Line, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Moms, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Jeep Eater, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 350 ftPass Florence Pond.
  18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Carriage Trail, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftBear left onto The Blue Trail, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto The White Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Flat Rock, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 350 ftTurn left onto White Blazed Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Blazed Loop Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.3 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/florence-pond-blue-blazed-loop-trail-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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