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Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Ayery Cracks Boulder–Blue Blaze Boulder Loop, 6 rocks

2 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 45 min

Ayery Cracks Boulder–Blue Blaze Boulder Loop, 6 rocks is a 2-mile loop in Pine Meadow Conservation Land near Devenscrest, MA. The route passes Rock Meadow Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond and 4 more. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 430 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Groton Road 42.57376, -71.56879
Nearest town Devenscrest, MA
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Ayery Cracks Boulder–Blue Blaze Boulder Loop, 6 rocks

2 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 45 min

Elevation 238–430 ft

Loop · Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Trailhead: Old Groton Road · 42.57376, -71.56879

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Old Groton Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miPass Powerlines Boulder.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  18. 250 ftPass Ayery Cracks Boulder.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Habitat Loop Trail, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftPass A Little Slice of Heaven.
  21. 50 ftPass Blue Blaze Boulder.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chimney Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miThe loop closes 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/rock-meadow-pond-rock-meadow-pond-out-back-4-lakes-4-km-bb1b

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°61°
Thu 89°68° 30%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°70° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 13 min before dark.

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