Foster's Pond via North Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 55 min
Foster's Pond via North Loop is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wilmington Town Forest near Lowell Junction, MA. The route reaches Foster's Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 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
2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 55 min
Elevation 81–215 ft
Out & Back · Wilmington Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.61266, -71.15857
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto North Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nichols Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Kambour Trail, heading W.
- 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 right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Nichols Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
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