Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area
Middle Path & Swamp Forest Trail
4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Middle Path & Swamp Forest Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area near Laurel Park, MA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Middle Path & Swamp Forest Trail
4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 221–299 ft
Out & Back · Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area
Trailhead: Boggy Meadow Road · 42.34441, -72.64794
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 52° · precip 73% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Bridge / Unnamed Street stop 668 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Boggy Meadow Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Path, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Marian Street Trail (blue), heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Path, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Swamp Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Middle Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Middle Path, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Marian Street Trail (blue), heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Path, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boggy Meadow Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Bridge / Unnamed Street stop 668 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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