Lake Wyola–Ruggles Pond, 7 beaches is an 8-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. The route passes Wendell State Forest Beach, Ruggles Pond, Ruggles Pond and 3 more before reaching Lake Wyola at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 386 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi840 – 1,076 ft8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) 42.55127, -72.44884
Nearest town Farley, MA
Directions
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Lake Wyola–Ruggles Pond, 7 beaches
8 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 841–1,077 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.55127, -72.44884
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 92% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Wendell State Forest Beach.
- 50 ftPass Ruggles Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Ruggles Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Carlton Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading E.
- 250 ftPass Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Wyola State Park Beach.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftPass Lake Wyola State Park Beach.
- 150 ftReach Lake Wyola, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Carlton Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 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
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 75°F66°
Precip92%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity76%
Rained 2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue
78°63°
Wed
77°64°
Thu
90°63°
60%
Fri
91°66°
38%
Sat
89°66°
37%
Sun
92°66°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from NET/M&M Trail (white) Trailhead
- Ruggles Pond–Wendell State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 2.5 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Wickett Pond–Ruggles Pond, 3 lakes 3.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Lynn's Falls–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft
- Lynn's Falls–Ruggles Pond, 6 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 868 ft
- Humphry Preserve–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches 7 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Ruggles Pond–Wendell State Forest Beach, 6 beaches 7.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft
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