Stuart Pond–Lower Crow Hill Pond, 5 lakes
6.5 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Stuart Pond–Lower Crow Hill Pond, 5 lakes is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Leominster State Forest near Leino Park, MA. The route passes Upper Crow Hill Pond, Lower Crow Hill Pond and Leominster State Forest Beach before reaching Stuart Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 422 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Stuart Pond–Lower Crow Hill Pond, 5 lakes
6.5 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 625–945 ft
Out & Back · Leominster State Forest
Trailhead: 42.51897, -71.85624
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Upper Crow Hill Pond.
- 50 ftPass Lower Crow Hill Pond.
- 50 ftPass Leominster State Forest Beach.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wolf Rock Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hell's Highway, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bartlett Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Stuart Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Hell's Highway, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wolf Rock Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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