Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
Beaver Stalagmites & Tunnel Vision via BCT
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Beaver Stalagmites & Tunnel Vision via BCT is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Georgetown-Rowley State Forest near Marlboro, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beaver Stalagmites & Tunnel Vision via BCT
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 71–118 ft
Out & Back · Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
Trailhead: Pingree Farm Road · 42.70472, -70.97755
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pingree Farm Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto BCT, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tunnel Vision, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto BCT, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beaver Stalagmites, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Tunnel Vision, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto BCT, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Tunnel Vision, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto BCT, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pingree Farm Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Pingree Farm Road Trailhead
- Bridges & Watchtower Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Pingree Farm Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Redshanks Hill 2.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- BCT Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Eastside–Little Wing, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Pingree Farm Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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