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Upper Parker River Wildlife Management Area

Lower Pond & Dr. Poore's Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 42 min

Lower Pond & Dr. Poore's Loop is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Upper Parker River Wildlife Management Area near South Groveland, MA. The route reaches Lower Pond. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 180 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Parker Trail 42.73261, -71.04302
Nearest town South Groveland, MA
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Lower Pond & Dr. Poore's Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 42 min

Elevation 73–180 ft

Out & Back · Upper Parker River Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Parker Trail · 42.73261, -71.04302

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Parker Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Lower Pond.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Volunteer Way, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dr. Poore's Loop, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hale Way, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Dr. Poore's Loop, heading E.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miReach Lower Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hale Way, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dr. Poore's Loop, heading W.
  23. 150 ftTurn left onto Stickney Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Volunteer Way, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Parker Trail, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftArrive 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-pond-lower-pond-out-back-3-km-280e

Trail surface

99% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 1 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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