AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Pingree Farm Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 52 min

Pingree Farm Road is a 2.5-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 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

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

2.5 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 52 min

Elevation 86–158 ft

Out & Back · Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Trailhead: Shortcut · 42.69942, -70.98270

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 61% · wind 2 mph · 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 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto BCT, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Eastside, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto BCT, heading S.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Pingree Farm Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto BCT, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 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-4-km-acef

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F47°
Precip61%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 29% rain3 PM: 49% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 33% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 39% rain8 PM: 39% rain9 PM: 51% rain10 PM: 61% rain11 PM: 55% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon 67°53° 64%
Tue 58°47°
Wed 60°47°
Thu 61°45° 19%
Fri 61°47° 39%
Sat 60°51° 42%

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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