AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cook's Woods

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.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woonaskachu's Path (blue rctgl.) 42.28458, -71.85440
Nearest town Tatnuck, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Mower St stop 564 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Woonaskachu's Path (blue rctgl.), heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miPass Thinking Rock.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cook's Path, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Crystal Pond Loop, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miPass Crystal Pond.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 450 ftReach Path Continues, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cook's Path, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Woonaskachu's Path (blue rctgl.), heading S.
  10. 0.8 miArrive 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/path-continues-thinking-rock-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Mower St stop 564 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Tatnuck, Massachusetts