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Rocky Woods Reservation

Rocky Woods Reservation–Echo Lake, 7 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Rocky Woods Reservation–Echo Lake, 7 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Woods Reservation near Medfield, MA. The route passes Hinkley Swim Pond, Rocky Woods Reservation, June Pond and Echo Lake before reaching Chickering Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 331 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19198, -71.30244
Nearest town Medfield, MA
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Rocky Woods Reservation–Echo Lake, 7 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 183–332 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Woods Reservation

Trailhead: 42.19198, -71.30244

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Hinkley Swim Pond.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodcliff Hills Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftPass Rocky Woods Reservation.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto Cheney Pond Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miPass June Pond.
  9. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miPass Echo Lake.
  12. 350 ftSharp right onto Harwood Notch Trail, heading E.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Echo Pond Trail, heading S.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Loop Trail, heading N.
  17. 350 ftPass Chickering Lake.
  18. 450 ftReach Rocky Woods Reservation, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Echo Pond Trail, heading SW.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Harwood Notch Trail, heading S.
  23. 200 ftSharp left onto Quarry Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cheney Pond Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Woodcliff Hills Trail, heading SW.
  27. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/notch-pond-chickering-lake-out-back-9-lakes-8-km-2787

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 85°62°
Thu 90°70° 29%
Fri 97°71° 29%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 96°67° 16%
Mon 95°72° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 4 min before dark.

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