AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blackman Field and Woods

Lost Lake

5.7 mi · ▲ 212 ft · 2 hr

Lost Lake is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Blackman Field and Woods near Willows, MA. The route reaches Lost Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 212 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 351 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58664, -71.53806
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Lost Lake

5.7 mi · ▲ 212 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 222–351 ft

Out & Back · Blackman Field and Woods

Trailhead: 42.58664, -71.53806

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miReach Lost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 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/lost-lake-out-back-10-km-4d76

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 30%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°68° 32%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 5 min before dark.

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