Glacial Boulder–Lower Crow Hill Pond, 4 beaches
3.1 mi · ▲ 730 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Glacial Boulder–Lower Crow Hill Pond, 4 beaches is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Leominster State Forest near Leino Park, MA. The route passes Lower Crow Hill Pond, Leominster State Forest Beach and Glacial Boulder before reaching Midstate Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 730 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Glacial Boulder–Lower Crow Hill Pond, 4 beaches
3.1 mi · ▲ 730 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 851–1,135 ft
Out & Back · Leominster State Forest
Trailhead: Crow Hill Trail · 42.51470, -71.85807
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 57°F / low 48° · precip 63% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crow Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lower Crow Hill Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Leominster State Forest Beach.
- 450 ftBear left onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Glacial Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Midstate Viewpoint.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Crow Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from Crow Hill Trail Trailhead
- Crow Hill Ledges–Midstate Viewpoint, 10 lakes 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,093 ft
- Wolfden Hill–Crow Hill Ledges, 7 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Redemption Rock–Glacial Boulder, 4 rocks 3.3 mi · ▲ 792 ft
- Crow Hill Ledges–Midstate Viewpoint, 5 lakes 2.7 mi · ▲ 580 ft
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