Mystery Spring

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.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 322 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Flaherty Trail 42.58148, -71.41558
Nearest town Ward Corner, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Flaherty Trail, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Tadmuck Divide Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Buckboard Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftPass Indian Grinding Stone.
  11. 200 ftBear right onto Little Tadmuch Hill Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftReach Indian Grinding Stone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckboard Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.5 miSharp left onto Tadmuck Divide Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right onto Flaherty Trail, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

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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