Path Continues–Thinking Rock, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Path Continues–Thinking Rock, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Cook's Woods near Tatnuck, MA. The route passes Thinking Rock and Crystal Pond before reaching Path Continues at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 352 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Path Continues–Thinking Rock, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 609–861 ft
Out & Back · Cook's Woods
Trailhead: Woonaskachu's Path (blue rctgl.) · 42.28458, -71.85440
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 51° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Mower St stop 564 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woonaskachu's Path (blue rctgl.), heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Thinking Rock.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Cook's Path, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Crystal Pond Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Crystal Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Path Continues, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cook's Path, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Woonaskachu's Path (blue rctgl.), heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Mower St stop 564 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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