Bare Hill Pond–(potential NHESP vernal pool) Loop, 9 sights is a 5.6-mile loop in Fruitlands Museum near Still River, MA. The route passes (potential NHESP vernal pool), (potential NHESP vernal pool) and Bare Hill Pond. It climbs 435 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 505 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Scorgie Trail 42.49551, -71.60757
Nearest town Still River, MA
Directions
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Bare Hill Pond–(potential NHESP vernal pool) Loop, 9 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 240–505 ft
Loop · Fruitlands Museum
Trailhead: Scorgie Trail · 42.49551, -71.60757
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass (potential NHESP vernal pool).
- 0.6 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Feltus Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prospect Hill Primary Trail (yellow blazes), heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Prospect Hill Trail - Primary (yellow blaze), heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass (potential NHESP vernal pool).
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dean's Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tufts Trail (yellow), heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Bare Hill Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Scorgie Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% grass
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1.7″ 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
83°63°
Thu
86°68°
29%
Fri
95°71°
33%
Sat
92°70°
30%
Sun
95°69°
Mon
94°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Scorgie Trail Trailhead
- White Pine–(potential NHESP vernal pool), 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft
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