High Rock–Sprague Rd Station 2, 17 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 23 min
High Rock–Sprague Rd Station 2, 17 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wolf Meadow Area near South Foxboro, MA. The route passes Sprague Rd Station 2, CCC Water Hole #1, CCC Water Hole #13 and 11 more before reaching Crocker Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 420 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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High Rock–Sprague Rd Station 2, 17 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 206–439 ft
Out & Back · Wolf Meadow Area
Trailhead: 42.04933, -71.26705
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Sprague Rd Station 2.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wolf Meadow Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftPass CCC Water Hole #1.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass CCC Water Hole #13.
- 50 ftPass CCC Water Hole #12.
- 50 ftPass CCC Water Hole #3.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Acorn Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass CCC Water Hole #2.
- 150 ftPass CCC Water Hole #4.
- 300 ftPass CCC Water Hole #6.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Megley Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left onto High Rock Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass CCC Water Hole #9.
- 0.3 miPass CCC Water Hole #17.
- 400 ftBear right onto Warner Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass CCC Water Hole #14.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass High Rock.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass CCC Water Hole #15.
- 50 ftPass CCC Water Hole #16.
- 50 ftBear right onto SEMRECC Parkway, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Warner Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftPass Crocker Pond.
- 100 ftReach High Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto SEMRECC Parkway, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Warner Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto High Rock Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Megley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Acorn Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Wolf Meadow Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- CCC Water Hole #2–CCC Water Hole #4, 7 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Sprague Rd Station 2–CCC Water Hole #6, 9 lakes 2 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- CCC Water Hole #6–CCC Water Hole #2, 10 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 183 ft
- CCC Water Hole #7–CCC Water Hole #6, 9 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Acorn Viewpoint–CCC Water Hole #6, 10 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- CCC Water Hole #17–CCC Water Hole #7, 10 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 257 ft
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