Rock Fire Pond–Fern Forest Trail, 4 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Rock Fire Pond–Fern Forest Trail, 4 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Meadows near Princeton Station, MA. The route reaches Rock Fire Pond. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi945 – 1,073 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Brook Trail 42.44919, -71.92016
Nearest town Princeton Station, MA
Directions
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Rock Fire Pond–Fern Forest Trail, 4 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 945–1,074 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Meadows
Trailhead: Brook Trail · 42.44919, -71.92016
Weather Aug 4: 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.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Rock Fire Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Pasture Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Fern Forest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Brook Trail, heading W.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM
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