Humphry Preserve–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Grounts Corner, MA. The route passes Wendell State Forest Beach and Ruggles Pond before reaching Humphry Preserve at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Humphry Preserve–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches
6.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 819–1,077 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: 42.54996, -72.45282
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 92% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wendell State Forest Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Ruggles Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Carlton Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Humphry Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Carlton Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Lynn's Falls–Ruggles Pond, 3 beaches 2 mi · ▲ 401 ft
- Wickett Pond–Ruggles Pond, 4 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Wendell State Forest Beach & Upham Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Ruggles Pond–Wendell State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 4.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Whales Head–Lynn's Falls, 5 beaches 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft
- Dry Hill & Wendell State Forest Beach via Upham Road 7.6 mi · ▲ 561 ft
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