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Storer Conservation Land

Potter Pond–Pine Springs Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Potter Pond–Pine Springs Trail, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Storer Conservation Land near Beaver Brook Station, MA. The route reaches Potter Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 398 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 312 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meeting House Walk 42.38586, -71.22663
Nearest town Beaver Brook Station, MA
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Potter Pond–Pine Springs Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 114–312 ft

Out & Back · Storer Conservation Land

Trailhead: Meeting House Walk · 42.38586, -71.22663

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Beaver St @ Forest St stop 37 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lyman Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hobbes Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bull Run Trail, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Springs Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Western Greenway, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miPass Potter Pond.
  10. 0.2 miReach Potter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Pine Springs Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bull Run Trail, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftTurn left onto Hobbes Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lyman Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/potter-pond-potter-pond-out-back-9-km-74e6

Trail surface

99% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 83°62°
Thu 90°70° 26%
Fri 98°74° 29%
Sat 95°72° 37%
Sun 97°69°
Mon 95°77° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Beaver St @ Forest St stop 37 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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