Ripple Pond & Blue and Green Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Ripple Pond & Blue and Green Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Maynard, MA. The route reaches Ripple Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 190 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43967, -71.44813

Nearest town Maynard, MA

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Ripple Pond & Blue and Green Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Elevation 137–190 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.43967, -71.44813

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Maynard Golf Course stop 475 m from the trailhead

Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
0.2 miTurn left onto Assabet River Walk, heading NE.
0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue and Green Trail, heading NE.
50 ftPass Ripple Pond.
0.6 miReach Ripple Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.6 miContinue straight onto Assabet River Walk, heading W.
0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

5:42 AM8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 5 min before dark.

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