1. Start on Dry Hill Connector, heading W.
2. 0.4 miSharp left onto Upham Road, heading S.
3. 1.5 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading NE.
4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
5. 0.8 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Carlton Road, heading N.
7. 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
8. 0.4 miPass Wendell State Forest Beach.
9. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
10. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
11. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
12. 50 ftReach Ruggles Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Carlton Road, heading E.
16. 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
18. 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SW.
20. 1.5 miSharp right onto Dry Hill Connector, heading N.
21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ruggles-pond-wendell-state-forest-beach-out-back-7-sights-15-km