Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area
Florence Pond–Flat Rock, 7 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Florence Pond–Flat Rock, 7 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area near Florence, MA. The route reaches Florence Pond. It climbs 317 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Florence Pond–Flat Rock, 7 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 251–548 ft
Out & Back · Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area
Trailhead: Lowland Loop · 42.32750, -72.68286
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Florence / Ryan stop 438 m from the trailhead
- Start on Lowland Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Florence Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Old Carriage Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Middle Earth, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Flat Rock, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto The White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto The Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lowland Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Florence / Ryan stop 438 m from the trailhead
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More from Lowland Loop Trailhead
- Florence Pond & Moms via Old Carriage Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Florence Pond–Blue Blazed Loop Trail, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 550 ft
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