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Davis Farm Conservation Land

Off Powder Mill Road Land–White Pond, 6 lakes

15 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Off Powder Mill Road Land–White Pond, 6 lakes is a 15-mile out-and-back in Davis Farm Conservation Land near South Sudbury, MA. The route passes Cricket Pond, White Pond, Off Powder Mill Road Land and Diamond Crossing before reaching Warners Pond at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 207 ft16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 42.36159, -71.41801
Nearest town South Sudbury, MA
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Off Powder Mill Road Land–White Pond, 6 lakes

15 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 117–206 ft

Out & Back · Davis Farm Conservation Land

Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside · 42.36159, -71.41801

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miPass Cricket Pond.
  5. 2.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftPass White Pond.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miPass Off Powder Mill Road Land.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 350 ftPass Diamond Crossing.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miPass Warners Pond.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 400 ftReach Off Powder Mill Road Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  41. 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  42. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  46. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  47. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SW.
  48. 0.2 miBear left onto Sudbury Conservation Trail, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SE.
  51. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  52. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  53. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  54. 0.1 miBear right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading S.
  55. 3.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  57. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SW.
  58. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/off-powder-mill-road-land-tarbell-springs-conservation-out-back-3-groves-16-km

Trail surface

61% paved3% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°61°
Thu 89°70° 27%
Fri 97°73° 30%
Sat 94°72° 32%
Sun 96°69° 15%
Mon 94°76° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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