Meadow Pond–East Farm Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 2.1-mile loop in Great Brook Farm State Park near Carlisle, MA. The route reaches Meadow Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 197 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lantern Loop 42.55714, -71.35108
Nearest town Carlisle, MA
Directions
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Meadow Pond–East Farm Trail Loop, 5 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 44 min
Elevation 153–196 ft
Loop · Great Brook Farm State Park
Trailhead: Lantern Loop · 42.55714, -71.35108
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cow Path, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lantern Loop, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Litchfield Loop, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Run, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Turkey Run, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Run, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Litchfield Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto East Farm, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto East Farm Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Pine Point Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Beaver Loop, heading SW.
- 100 ftPass Meadow Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Keyes Loop, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pine Point Loop, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Pond View, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pine Point Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lantern Loop, heading E.
- 100 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
14% dirt86% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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