French Road Pond & Plymton Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 10 min
French Road Pond & Plymton Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Memorial Forest near Pine Lake, MA. The route reaches French Road Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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French Road Pond & Plymton Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 159–269 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Forest
Trailhead: Plymton Trail · 42.37130, -71.46238
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Plymton Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach French Road Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Plymton Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Old Concord Road & Plymton Trail 4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Desert Loop Trail & Plymton Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Pipeline Pass & Plymton Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- White Pond–Ocean By-Pass, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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