Horizons For Youth

King Philip Rock–Greeleys Pond, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 21 min

King Philip Rock–Greeleys Pond, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Horizons For Youth near Sharon Heights, MA. The route passes King Philip Rock before reaching Greeleys Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 299 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09384, -71.18169
Nearest town Sharon Heights, MA

Directions

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King Philip Rock–Greeleys Pond, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 224–298 ft

Out & Back · Horizons For Youth

Trailhead: 42.09384, -71.18169

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Dot Tr, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Dot Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto King Philip Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miPass King Philip Rock.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miPass Greeleys Pond.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftReach King Philip Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Dot Tr, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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