Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Lake Boon–French Road Pond, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Lake Boon–French Road Pond, 4 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. The route passes Lake Boon before reaching French Road Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 269 ft · steepest grade: 15%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39801, -71.48306
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA

Directions

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Lake Boon–French Road Pond, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 169–269 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 42.39801, -71.48306

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Boon.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Plymton Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipeline Pass, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftPass French Road Pond.
  27. 250 ftReach Lake Boon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 350 ftTurn right onto Plymton Trail, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ocean By-Pass, heading W.
  38. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Trail, heading SW.
  41. 1 miBear left, heading SE.
  42. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  45. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  46. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 50 ftTurn left onto Patrol Road, heading N.
  48. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  51. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% dirt7% paved41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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