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Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Pingree Farm Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 46 min

Pingree Farm Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Georgetown-Rowley State Forest near East Boxford, MA. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 157 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shortcut 42.69942, -70.98270
Nearest town East Boxford, MA
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Pingree Farm Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 46 min

Elevation 86–158 ft

Out & Back · Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Trailhead: Shortcut · 42.69942, -70.98270

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto BCT, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 350 ftSharp right onto Pingree Farm Road, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto BCT, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 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/pingree-farm-road-out-back-3-km-4d35

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.

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