Pepperell Pond–Eagle Loop, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in J. Harry Rich State Forest near Paper Mill Village, MA. The route reaches Pepperell Pond. It is mostly level, with 66 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi200 – 289 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63217, -71.57563
Nearest town Paper Mill Village, MA
Directions
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Pepperell Pond–Eagle Loop, 3 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 66 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 199–288 ft
Out & Back · J. Harry Rich State Forest
Trailhead: 42.63217, -71.57563
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto J. Harry Rich Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Pepperell Pond.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto John Tinker Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto J. Harry Rich Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Eagle Loop, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto J. Harry Rich Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading W.
- 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 surface
77% dirt22% paved1% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
85°63°
Thu
88°70°
32%
Fri
95°71°
32%
Sat
94°69°
33%
Sun
94°68°
Mon
92°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Groton School Pond & Nashua River Rail Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Wright-Nashua River Lot–City of Nashua Land, 5 groves 13.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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