Quartz Boulder–Rock Fire Pond, 7 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Quartz Boulder–Rock Fire Pond, 7 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Meadows near Princeton Station, MA. The route passes Rock Fire Pond before reaching Quartz Boulder at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Quartz Boulder–Rock Fire Pond, 7 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 987–1,074 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Meadows
Trailhead: Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road · 42.45876, -71.92616
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Beaver Bend Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pasture Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Rock Fire Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fern Forest Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Quartz Boulder.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pasture Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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