Great Brook Farm State Park

Meadow Pond–Acorn South, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Meadow Pond–Acorn South, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Great Brook Farm State Park near South Chelmsford, MA. The route reaches Meadow Pond. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 233 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55326, -71.36069
Nearest town South Chelmsford, MA

Directions

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Meadow Pond–Acorn South, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 162–234 ft

Out & Back · Great Brook Farm State Park

Trailhead: 42.55326, -71.36069

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Acorn South, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lantern Loop, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftBear right onto Cow Path, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lantern Loop, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Point Loop, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftPass Meadow Pond.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shoreline, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Point Loop, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Beaver Loop, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Point Loop, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left onto Keyes Loop, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Pine Point Loop, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto Tophet East, heading S.
  19. 0.8 miReach Meadow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.8 miBear right onto Pine Point Loop, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftSharp left onto Keyes Loop, heading N.
  22. 50 ftSharp right onto Pine Point Loop, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Beaver Loop, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Point Loop, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Shoreline, heading N.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pine Point Loop, heading N.
  28. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Lantern Loop, heading NW.
  31. 0.8 miTurn left onto Acorn South, heading N.
  32. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

3% paved1% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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