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Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area

Florence Pond–Old Carriage Trail, 4 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 57 min

Florence Pond–Old Carriage Trail, 4 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area near West Farms, MA. The route reaches Florence Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 362 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 463 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32113, -72.69450
Nearest town West Farms, MA
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Florence Pond–Old Carriage Trail, 4 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 57 min

Elevation 254–463 ft

Out & Back · Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.32113, -72.69450

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto The White Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Blue Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Old Carriage Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Three Amigos, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftReach Florence Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Lowland Loop, heading NE.
  12. 500 ftBear right onto The Blue Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto The White Trail, heading S.
  14. 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-florence-pond-out-back-4-km-bd17

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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