AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blackman Field and Woods

Lost Lake

6.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Lost Lake is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Blackman Field and Woods near Willows, MA. The route reaches Lost Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 351 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Half Moon Road 42.58493, -71.55379
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Lost Lake

6.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 235–350 ft

Out & Back · Blackman Field and Woods

Trailhead: Half Moon Road · 42.58493, -71.55379

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miReach Lost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miArrive 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/half-moon-pond-half-moon-pond-out-back-12-km-adf0

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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