Otter Pond–Farm Pond, 5 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Otter Pond–Farm Pond, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Meadows near Princeton Station, MA. The route passes Farm Pond before reaching Otter Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 420 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Otter Pond–Farm Pond, 5 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,073–1,256 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Meadows
Trailhead: Dickens/Midstate Trail · 42.47584, -71.90296
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dickens/Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Glacial Boulder Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Farm Pond.
- 450 ftBear right onto Brown Hill Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Otter Pond Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Otter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Brown Hill Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Glacial Boulder Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Chapman/Midstate Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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