Leach Pond–Upper Leach Pond, 8 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Leach Pond–Upper Leach Pond, 8 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Borderland State Park near North Easton, MA. The route passes Puds Pond, Upper Leach Pond, Upper Leach Pond and Leach Pond. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi210 – 325 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bob's Tr 42.06417, -71.13413
Nearest town North Easton, MA
Directions
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Leach Pond–Upper Leach Pond, 8 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 209–325 ft
Out & Back · Borderland State Park
Trailhead: Bob's Tr · 42.06417, -71.13413
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bob's Tr, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Puds Pond.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Upper Leach Pond.
- 250 ftBear right onto Pond Walk, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Upper Leach Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Leach Pond.
- 450 ftBear right onto Tisdale Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Granite Hills Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Split Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Northwest Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Morse Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Leach Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Morse Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Northwest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Split Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Granite Hills Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tisdale Road, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pond Walk, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bob's Tr, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:01 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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