Indian Grinding Stone–Buckboard Trail, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Indian Grinding Stone–Buckboard Trail, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mystery Spring near Ward Corner, MA. The route reaches Indian Grinding Stone at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 354 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Indian Grinding Stone–Buckboard Trail, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 161–321 ft
Out & Back · Mystery Spring
Trailhead: Flaherty Trail · 42.58148, -71.41558
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Flaherty Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Tadmuck Divide Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Buckboard Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftPass Indian Grinding Stone.
- 200 ftBear right onto Little Tadmuch Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Indian Grinding Stone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckboard Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Tadmuck Divide Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Flaherty Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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