Slanted Boulder–Theta Boulder, 8 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 54 min
Slanted Boulder–Theta Boulder, 8 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near Haywardville, MA. The route passes Shiner Pool, Quarter Mile Pond, Slanted Boulder and Theta Boulder before reaching Wright's Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Slanted Boulder–Theta Boulder, 8 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 54 min
Elevation 136–274 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: 42.45140, -71.08567
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 82% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 349 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pipe Line Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Reservoir Access Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hemlock Pool Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Shiner Pool.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Reservoir Access Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woodland Path, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Quarter Mile Pond.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Fells Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Theta Boulder.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftPass Wright's Pond.
- 250 ftReach Slanted Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Woodland Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hemlock Pool Road, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Rock Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: 3 Woodland Rd stop 349 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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