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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Lake Boon & Pine Garden Trail via Tri-Town Trail

4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Lake Boon & Pine Garden Trail via Tri-Town Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge near Pine Lake, MA. The route reaches Lake Boon at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 236 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Harry's Way 42.40042, -71.46351
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA
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Lake Boon & Pine Garden Trail via Tri-Town Trail

4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 196–237 ft

Out & Back · Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Harry's Way · 42.40042, -71.46351

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Harry's Way, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pine Garden Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Tri-Town Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftReach Lake Boon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tri-Town Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Pine Garden Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Harry's Way, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miArrive 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/lake-boon-pine-garden-trail-out-back

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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