Quail Ridge Conservation Area–Lake Massapoag, 6 groves
6.3 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Quail Ridge Conservation Area–Lake Massapoag, 6 groves is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Horizons For Youth near Sharon Heights, MA. The route passes Lake Massapoag, Morse St Land, King Philip Rock and Greeleys Pond before reaching Quail Ridge Conservation Area at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Quail Ridge Conservation Area–Lake Massapoag, 6 groves
6.3 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 230–329 ft
Out & Back · Horizons For Youth
Trailhead: 42.09483, -71.17479
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 50° · precip 61% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Massapoag.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Dot Tr, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Morse St Land.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto King Philip Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass King Philip Rock.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Greeleys Pond.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Quail Ridge Conservation Area.
- 0.2 miReach Quail Ridge Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto White Dot Tr, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lake Massapoag–King Philip Rock, 5 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Norfolk County Canoe River Wilderness Area–Lake Massapoag, 7 groves 5.2 mi · ▲ 119 ft
- Lake Massapoag–King Philip Rock, 9 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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