Rock Meadow Pond & Upper Flannagan Pond via Old Groton Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 42 min
Rock Meadow Pond & Upper Flannagan Pond via Old Groton Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Pine Meadow Conservation Land near Devenscrest, MA. The route passes Rock Meadow Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond and Rock Meadow Pond. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rock Meadow Pond & Upper Flannagan Pond via Old Groton Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 42 min
Elevation 238–370 ft
Out & Back · Pine Meadow Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.56929, -71.55845
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Rock Meadow Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Rock Meadow Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Old Groton Road, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Rock Meadow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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