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Wilmington Town Forest

Foster's Pond via North Loop

3.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Foster's Pond via North Loop is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Wilmington Town Forest near Lowell Junction, MA. The route reaches Foster's Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 213 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Higginbotham 42.60807, -71.15176
Nearest town Lowell Junction, MA
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Foster's Pond via North Loop

3.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 85–215 ft

Out & Back · Wilmington Town Forest

Trailhead: Higginbotham · 42.60807, -71.15176

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Higginbotham, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto North Loop, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nichols Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Kambour Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ol' Crusty, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miReach Foster's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kambour Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 250 ftTurn right onto North Loop, heading W.
  20. 350 ftTurn left onto Nichols Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Loop, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftTurn left onto Higginbotham, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 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/fosters-pond-out-back-5-km-b7ba

Trail surface

75% dirt1% boardwalk24% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 89°71° 27%
Fri 97°73° 29%
Sat 96°71° 44%
Sun 97°68° 16%
Mon 95°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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