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Leominster State Forest

Rice Meadow Pond via Midstate Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 55 min

Rice Meadow Pond via Midstate Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Leominster State Forest near Wachusett, MA. The route reaches Rice Meadow Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 354 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 1,004 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.53129, -71.85707
Nearest town Wachusett, MA
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Rice Meadow Pond via Midstate Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 55 min

Elevation 848–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Leominster State Forest

Trailhead: 42.53129, -71.85707

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miReach Rice Meadow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rice-meadow-pond-out-back

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Hikes near Wachusett, Massachusetts