Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation

Orange Goose Loop & Upper White Owl

2.6 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 53 min

Orange Goose Loop & Upper White Owl is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation near North Billerica, MA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 230 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Middlesex Turnpike 42.57997, -71.31755
Nearest town North Billerica, MA

Directions

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Orange Goose Loop & Upper White Owl

2.6 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 53 min

Elevation 186–229 ft

Out & Back · Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation

Trailhead: Old Middlesex Turnpike · 42.57997, -71.31755

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Old Middlesex Turnpike, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange Goose Loop, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Bypass, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Orange Goose Loop, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Upper White Owl, heading W.
  8. 50 ftReach Orange Goose Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Orange Goose Loop, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Bypass, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Orange Goose Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Middlesex Turnpike, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 14 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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