Castle Rock–Pearce Lake, 5 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Breakheart Reservation near Oakland Vale, MA. The route passes Silver Lake, Pearce Lake Beach, Pearce Lake and Ridge Viewpoint before reaching Castle Rock at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 362 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi75 – 276 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pine Tops Road 42.48395, -71.02773
Nearest town Oakland Vale, MA
Directions
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Castle Rock–Pearce Lake, 5 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 51 min
Elevation 74–277 ft
Out & Back · Breakheart Reservation
Trailhead: Pine Tops Road · 42.48395, -71.02773
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Silver Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Pearce Lake Beach.
- 50 ftPass Pearce Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Link Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Hemlock Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Link Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Ridge Viewpoint.
- 150 ftReach Castle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
20% dirt1% paved79% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
81°62°
Thu
91°72°
24%
Fri
97°74°
27%
Sat
94°70°
44%
Sun
95°68°
Mon
96°74°
15%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pine Tops Road Trailhead
- Rocky Hill & Silver Lake via Hemlock Road 1 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Ash Hill–Silver Lake, 5 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Eagle Rock–Pearce Lake, 6 lakes 2.4 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- Breakheart Hill–Ash Hill, 6 summits 2.7 mi · ▲ 378 ft
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