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Callahan State Park

Hager Pond–Acorn Trail, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Hager Pond–Acorn Trail, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Southborough, MA. The route reaches Hager Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 367 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Acorn Trail 42.33857, -71.49975
Nearest town Southborough, MA
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Hager Pond–Acorn Trail, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 223–367 ft

Out & Back · Callahan State Park

Trailhead: Acorn Trail · 42.33857, -71.49975

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Broadmeadow Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Acorn Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bear Paw Trail, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Broadmeadow Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chipmunk, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Backpacker Trail, heading E.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Deearmouse Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miReach Hager Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Backpacker Trail, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Chipmunk, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto Bear Paw Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Acorn Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Broadmeadow Road, heading E.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hager-pond-acorn-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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