Friends Loop Trail (Orange)–Friends Trail (Yellow), 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Friends Loop Trail (Orange)–Friends Trail (Yellow), 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near West Townsend, MA. It climbs 468 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 791 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Friends Trail (Yellow) 42.66103, -71.77807
Nearest town West Townsend, MA

Directions

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Friends Loop Trail (Orange)–Friends Trail (Yellow), 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 565–790 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Friends Trail (Yellow) · 42.66103, -71.77807

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 58% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Friends Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftTurn left onto Group Camp, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Friends Loop Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Friends Trail (Yellow), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rock and Roll, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Group Camp, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Garden, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  13. 0.5 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° 5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 33% rain12 PM: 42% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 58% rain3 PM: 45% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 53% rain7 PM: 49% rain8 PM: 43% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 43% rain11 PM: 38% rain
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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