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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Acorn South, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lantern Loop, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Cow Path, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lantern Loop, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Point Loop, heading SE.
- 400 ftPass Meadow Pond.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Shoreline, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Point Loop, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Beaver Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Point Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Keyes Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Pine Point Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Tophet East, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Meadow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Pine Point Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Keyes Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Pine Point Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Beaver Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Point Loop, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Shoreline, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pine Point Loop, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lantern Loop, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Acorn South, heading N.
- 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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