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Nashoba Woodlands

Fort Rock–Cobbs Pond, 3 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Fort Rock–Cobbs Pond, 3 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Nashoba Woodlands near Village of Nagog Woods, MA. The route passes Cobbs Pond, Farm Pond and Fort Rock before reaching Farm Pond at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 266 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52426, -71.44428
Nearest town Village of Nagog Woods, MA
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Fort Rock–Cobbs Pond, 3 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Elevation 212–264 ft

Out & Back · Nashoba Woodlands

Trailhead: 42.52426, -71.44428

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Cobbs Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftPass Farm Pond.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cobb Memorial Footpath (red dot), heading W.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miPass Farm Pond.
  10. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Fort Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow/Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cobb Memorial Footpath (red dot), heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fort-rock-cobbs-pond-out-back-4-lakes

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Village of Nagog Woods, Massachusetts