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Leominster State Forest

Rocky Pond–Upper Crow Hill Pond, 6 sights

4 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Rocky Pond–Upper Crow Hill Pond, 6 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Leominster State Forest near Leino Park, MA. The route passes Upper Crow Hill Pond, Leominster State Forest Beach and Rocky Pond. It climbs 664 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 1,161 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Rock Trail 42.52135, -71.85429
Nearest town Leino Park, MA
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Rocky Pond–Upper Crow Hill Pond, 6 sights

4 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 793–1,162 ft

Out & Back · Leominster State Forest

Trailhead: Wolf Rock Trail · 42.52135, -71.85429

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Upper Crow Hill Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Leominster State Forest Beach.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rocky Pond Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miPass Rocky Pond.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fenton Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Parmenter Street, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Brook Road, heading E.
  11. 250 ftReach Rocky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Parmenter Street, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right onto Fenton Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rocky Pond Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rocky-pond-upper-crow-hill-pond-out-back-9-lakes

Trail surface

40% dirt39% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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