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.
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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
- Start on Old Middlesex Turnpike, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange Goose Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Bypass, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Orange Goose Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Upper White Owl, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Orange Goose Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Orange Goose Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Bypass, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Orange Goose Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Middlesex Turnpike, heading NE.
- 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.
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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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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