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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
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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 Aug 4: Fog, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-massapoag-greeleys-pond-out-back-4-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 90°69° 26%
Fri 96°71° 28%
Sat 92°68° 35%
Sun 95°67° 19%
Mon 95°71° 15%

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