French Road Pond–Old Concord Road, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 24 min
French Road Pond–Old Concord Road, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in GFWCM Memorial Forest near Gleasondale Station, MA. The route reaches French Road Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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French Road Pond–Old Concord Road, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 169–282 ft
Out & Back · GFWCM Memorial Forest
Trailhead: Old Concord Road · 42.37570, -71.49305
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Concord Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Plymton Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftPass French Road Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pipeline Pass, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Witches' Cove Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Concord Road, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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