Wendell State Forest

Lake Wyola State Park Beach–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 4 beaches

7.7 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Lake Wyola State Park Beach–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 4 beaches is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Locks Village, MA. The route passes Lake Wyola State Park Beach and Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach. It climbs 286 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 1,076 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: NET Trail (white) 42.50595, -72.43680
Nearest town Locks Village, MA

Directions

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Lake Wyola State Park Beach–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 4 beaches

7.7 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 841–1,077 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: NET Trail (white) · 42.50595, -72.43680

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on NET Trail (white), heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Wyola State Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miPass Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading E.
  9. 400 ftBear left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  13. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Upham Road, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftReach Lake Wyola State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  20. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear right onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading S.
  24. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 200 ftTurn left onto NET Trail (white), heading E.
  29. 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

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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