Crocker Pond–Lower Crow Hill Pond, 5 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Crocker Pond–Lower Crow Hill Pond, 5 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Leominster State Forest near East Princeton, MA. The route passes Lower Crow Hill Pond, Upper Crow Hill Pond and Leominster State Forest Beach before reaching Crocker Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crocker Pond–Lower Crow Hill Pond, 5 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 806–945 ft
Out & Back · Leominster State Forest
Trailhead: 42.49176, -71.84253
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wolf Rock Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftPass Lower Crow Hill Pond.
- 0.3 miPass Upper Crow Hill Pond.
- 50 ftPass Leominster State Forest Beach.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wolf Rock Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Crocker Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wolf Rock Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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