White Pine–(potential NHESP vernal pool), 5 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Fruitlands Museum near Still River, MA. The route passes (potential NHESP vernal pool) before reaching White Pine at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi335 – 459 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Scorgie Trail 42.49551, -71.60757
Nearest town Still River, MA
Directions
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White Pine–(potential NHESP vernal pool), 5 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 335–460 ft
Out & Back · 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 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach White Pine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 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
91% dirt9% 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 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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