Crow Hill–Pearce Lake, 6 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Breakheart Reservation near North Saugus, MA. The route passes Silver Lake, Pearce Lake Beach and Pearce Lake before reaching Crow Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 425 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi46 – 226 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pine Tops Road 42.48877, -71.02834
Nearest town North Saugus, MA
Directions
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Crow Hill–Pearce Lake, 6 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 45–226 ft
Out & Back · Breakheart Reservation
Trailhead: Pine Tops Road · 42.48877, -71.02834
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Saugus Plaza @ Modells stop 711 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Link Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Pipelline Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Saugus River Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Silver Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Pearce Lake Beach.
- 50 ftPass Pearce Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Link Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hemlock Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Link Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Crow Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hemlock Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Link Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Saugus River Trail (Yellow Blaze), heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pipelline Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Link Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
82°63°
Thu
91°72°
24%
Fri
97°74°
27%
Sat
94°70°
44%
Sun
95°68°
Mon
96°74°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Saugus Plaza @ Modells stop 711 m from the trailhead
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