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Cocasset Brook Greenbelt

High Rock–Crocker Pond, 9 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 52 min

High Rock–Crocker Pond, 9 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Cocasset Brook Greenbelt near West Foxboro, MA. The route passes Sunset Lake, Sunset Lake, CCC Water Hole #11 and 6 more before reaching Crocker Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 440 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.07123, -71.26473
Nearest town West Foxboro, MA
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High Rock–Crocker Pond, 9 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 220–439 ft

Out & Back · Cocasset Brook Greenbelt

Trailhead: 42.07123, -71.26473

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miPass Sunset Lake.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftPass Sunset Lake.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 350 ftPass CCC Water Hole #11.
  18. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftPass CCC Water Hole #10.
  20. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 450 ftBear left onto Messenger Road, heading SW.
  22. 450 ftPass CCC Water Hole #9.
  23. 450 ftPass CCC Water Hole #14.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Warner Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miPass High Rock.
  26. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 350 ftPass CCC Water Hole #15.
  30. 50 ftPass CCC Water Hole #16.
  31. 500 ftBear right onto SEMRECC Parkway, heading S.
  32. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miPass Crocker Pond.
  34. 150 ftTurn right onto Warner Trail, heading NW.
  35. 350 ftReach High Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  36. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right onto SEMRECC Parkway, heading W.
  38. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftTurn left onto Warner Trail, heading NW.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left onto Messenger Road, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  44. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  45. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  46. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  47. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  48. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  49. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  51. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  52. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  54. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  56. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  57. 350 ftTurn right onto Trail, heading NW.
  58. 50 ftArrive 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/high-rock-sunset-lake-out-back-15-lakes-8-km-9407

Trail surface

81% dirt19% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 90°70° 30%
Fri 96°71° 27%
Sat 92°69° 35%
Sun 95°67° 19%
Mon 95°72° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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