Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Bullfrog Boulder–Ayery Cracks Boulder, 8 rocks

6 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Bullfrog Boulder–Ayery Cracks Boulder, 8 rocks is a 6-mile out-and-back in Pine Meadow Conservation Land near Ayer, MA. The route passes Half Moon Pond, Rock Meadow Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond and 4 more before reaching Bullfrog Boulder at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 299 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 377 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Half Moon Road 42.57835, -71.56884
Nearest town Ayer, MA

Directions

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Bullfrog Boulder–Ayery Cracks Boulder, 8 rocks

6 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 238–378 ft

Out & Back · Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Trailhead: Half Moon Road · 42.57835, -71.56884

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Half Moon Road, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Half Moon Pond.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left onto Habitat Loop Trail, heading N.
  13. 400 ftPass Ayery Cracks Boulder.
  14. 250 ftPass A Little Slice of Heaven.
  15. 50 ftPass Blue Blaze Boulder.
  16. 50 ftPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  17. 50 ftReach Bullfrog Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miSharp left onto Half Moon Road, heading NW.
  25. 0.7 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

47% dirt53% 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°62°
Thu 89°68° 30%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°71° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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