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Large Town Forest

Hickory Hills Lake–Blue, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Hickory Hills Lake–Blue, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Large Town Forest near Old City, MA. The route reaches Hickory Hills Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 466 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63469, -71.72347
Nearest town Old City, MA
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Hickory Hills Lake–Blue, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 380–465 ft

Out & Back · Large Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.63469, -71.72347

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftSharp right onto Lower Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miReach Hickory Hills Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftSharp right onto East Parimeter Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Snowmobile Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Green, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hickory-hills-lake-blue-out-back-3-sights

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 88°69° 39%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 93°68° 33%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 91°72° 15%

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