Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Siplas Pool–Farm Pond, 9 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 745 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Siplas Pool–Farm Pond, 9 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation near Princeton Station, MA. The route passes Rock Fire Pond, Farm Pond, Siplas Pool and Siplas Pool. It climbs 745 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Siplas Pool–Farm Pond, 9 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 745 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 945–1,419 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Trailhead: Brook Trail · 42.44919, -71.92016
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fern Forest Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pasture Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Rock Fire Pond.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Seep Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Beaver Bend Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Beaver Bend/Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Chapman/Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Farm Pond.
- 1.9 miPass Siplas Pool.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto West Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Siplas Pool.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Siplas Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Harrington/Mid State Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Bend/Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Beaver Bend Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Hemlock Seep Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pasture Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fern Forest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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