King Philip’s Rock Lands

Lake Massapoag–King Philip Rock, 9 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Lake Massapoag–King Philip Rock, 9 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in King Philip’s Rock Lands near Sharon Heights, MA. The route passes Lake Massapoag, Morse St Land, King Philip Rock and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 299 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09483, -71.17479
Nearest town Sharon Heights, MA

Directions

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Lake Massapoag–King Philip Rock, 9 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 219–298 ft

Out & Back · King Philip’s Rock Lands

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Massapoag.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto White Dot Tr, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miPass Morse St Land.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto King Philip Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miPass King Philip Rock.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miPass Greeleys Pond.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miPass King Philip Cave.
  16. 50 ftPass King Philip’s Cave.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right onto Orange Dot Tr, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 61°F50°
Precip61%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 9% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 35% rain2 PM: 61% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 48% rain5 PM: 30% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 13% rain11 PM: 29% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon 64°56° 42%
Tue 59°51°
Wed 61°53°
Thu 62°52° 21%
Fri 60°54° 42%
Sat 54°52° 45%

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