Paradise Pond–Rocky Pond, 4 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft · 4 hr 53 min
Paradise Pond–Rocky Pond, 4 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Leominster State Forest near South Fitchburg, MA. The route passes Rocky Pond and Paradise Pond. It climbs 1,221 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi709 – 1,027 ft13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.53666, -71.79316
Nearest town South Fitchburg, MA
Directions
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Paradise Pond–Rocky Pond, 4 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft · 4 hr 53 min
Elevation 710–1,028 ft
Out & Back · Leominster State Forest
Trailhead: 42.53666, -71.79316
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Parmenter Street, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Brook Road, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Parmenter Street, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Rocky Pond.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Paradise Alley, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Paradise Pond.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Paradise Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rocky Pond Road, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brook Road, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Parmenter Street, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
41% gravel36% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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