Friends Loop Trail (Orange)–Lichen Garden, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 719 ft · 2 hr
Friends Loop Trail (Orange)–Lichen Garden, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Ashby, MA. It climbs 719 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi502 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Friends Loop Trail (Orange) 42.66211, -71.78146
Nearest town Ashby, MA
Directions
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Friends Loop Trail (Orange)–Lichen Garden, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 719 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 501–785 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Friends Loop Trail (Orange) · 42.66211, -71.78146
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 58% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rock and Roll, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Group Camp, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Friends (Yellow) Downhill, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Vinton Pond Road, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Friends Loop Trail (Orange), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Friends (Yellow) Downhill, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lichen Garden, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Group Camp, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading SW.
- 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 surface
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 55°F46°
Precip58%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon
65°51°
27%
Tue
61°42°
Wed
60°41°
Thu
63°39°
Fri
63°45°
34%
Sat
59°48°
38%
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