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Tilton Farm

Lower Highland Lake–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Lower Highland Lake–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Tilton Farm near Camp Howe, MA. The route reaches Lower Highland Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 334 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,286 – 1,503 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bobcat Trail 42.45777, -72.77170
Nearest town Camp Howe, MA
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Lower Highland Lake–Bobcat Trail, 5 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 1,287–1,503 ft

Out & Back · Tilton Farm

Trailhead: Bobcat Trail · 42.45777, -72.77170

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Bobcat Trail, heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Town Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Turkey Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Camp Howe Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Sunset Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miReach Lower Highland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Camp Howe Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Turkey Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Town Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 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/lower-highland-lake-bobcat-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

8% dirt5% gravel87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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