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Green Hill Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 755 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27909, -71.78943
Nearest town Chandler Hill, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 736 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miPass Hermitage Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading NE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading E.
  6. 0.7 miPass Mine Shaft.
  7. 0.6 miReach Lake Quinsigamond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 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-quinsigamond-hermitage-pond-out-back-3-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

1% gravel99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 736 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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