Foster's Pond via North Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 46 min
Foster's Pond via North Loop is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Wilmington Town Forest near Lowell Junction, MA. The route reaches Foster's Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Foster's Pond via North Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 46 min
Elevation 81–215 ft
Out & Back · Wilmington Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.61460, -71.15645
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto North Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nichols Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Kambour Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ol' Crusty, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Foster's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Kambour Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto North Loop, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Nichols Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 12 min before dark.
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