Pierce Hill–Vernal Pool, 3 summits
1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 24 min
Pierce Hill–Vernal Pool, 3 summits is a 1-mile out-and-back in Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Walpole Heights, MA. The route passes Vernal Pool and Pierce Hill. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pierce Hill–Vernal Pool, 3 summits
1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 24 min
Elevation 266–410 ft
Out & Back · Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Old Post Road · 42.11344, -71.22859
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 51° · precip 61% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Post Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Vernal Pool.
- 0.2 miReach Pierce Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Vernal Pool Path, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Old Post Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Pierce Hill.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail (the hard way), heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Old Post Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftArrive 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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- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Old Post Road Trailhead
- Pierce Hill–Vernal Pool, 7 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 733 ft
- Moose Hill–Pierce Hill, 7 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 718 ft
- Moose Hill–Pierce Hill, 5 summits 4.9 mi · ▲ 657 ft
- Mass Audubon Society–Vernal Pool, 3 groves 2.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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