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Hickory Hills Lake via Lower Swamp Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr

Hickory Hills Lake via Lower Swamp Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Lane Forest near Lunenburg, MA. The route reaches Hickory Hills Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 492 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61151, -71.72451
Nearest town Lunenburg, MA
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Hickory Hills Lake via Lower Swamp Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 380–493 ft

Out & Back · Lane Forest

Trailhead: 42.61151, -71.72451

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lower Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach Hickory Hills Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Brook Trail, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 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-out-back-5-km-78a6

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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