Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Ayery Cracks Boulder–Blue Blaze Boulder, 6 rocks

5 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Ayery Cracks Boulder–Blue Blaze Boulder, 6 rocks is a 5-mile out-and-back in Pine Meadow Conservation Land near Willows, MA. The route passes Half Moon Pond, Rock Meadow Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond and 3 more before reaching Rock Meadow Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 338 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 430 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Half Moon Road 42.58493, -71.55379
Nearest town Willows, MA

Directions

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Ayery Cracks Boulder–Blue Blaze Boulder, 6 rocks

5 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 238–430 ft

Out & Back · Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Trailhead: Half Moon Road · 42.58493, -71.55379

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Half Moon Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Half Moon Pond.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Habitat Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miPass A Little Slice of Heaven.
  13. 50 ftPass Blue Blaze Boulder.
  14. 50 ftPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chimney Trail, heading W.
  16. 400 ftReach Ayery Cracks Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 400 ftContinue straight onto Habitat Loop Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miBear right onto Half Moon Road, heading NW.
  25. 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

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ 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 84°63°
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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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