Lake Quinsigamond–Mine Shaft, 4 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Lake Quinsigamond–Mine Shaft, 4 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Green Hill Park near Chandler Hill, MA. The route passes Hermitage Pond and Mine Shaft before reaching Lake Quinsigamond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 535 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Quinsigamond–Mine Shaft, 4 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 361–754 ft
Out & Back · Green Hill Park
Trailhead: 42.27909, -71.78943
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 736 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Hermitage Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Mine Shaft.
- 0.6 miReach Lake Quinsigamond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 736 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Bell Hill Park Beach–Hermitage Pond, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- East Park–Bell Pond, 5 lakes 1.5 mi · ▲ 237 ft
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