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Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation

Russell Mill Pond & Green Birdhouse Loop via Orange Goose Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 48 min

Russell Mill Pond & Green Birdhouse Loop via Orange Goose Loop is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation near Chelmsford Center, MA. The route reaches Russell Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 226 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pump Track 42.57603, -71.33010
Nearest town Chelmsford Center, MA
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Russell Mill Pond & Green Birdhouse Loop via Orange Goose Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 48 min

Elevation 134–227 ft

Out & Back · Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation

Trailhead: Pump Track · 42.57603, -71.33010

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pump Track, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Russell Mill Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Heron Loop, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftSharp left onto Red Bird Connector, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Finch, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Bird Connector, heading E.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue Heron Loop, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Green Birdhouse Loop, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Coots Connector, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Rocky Hill Pass, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Coots Connector, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftSharp right onto Noble Road Access, heading N.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Purple Martin Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Orange Goose Loop, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Carbon Force, heading E.
  18. 50 ftReach Russell Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Orange Goose Loop, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Purple Martin Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Noble Road Access, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp left onto Coots Connector, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Rocky Hill Pass, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Coots Connector, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Green Birdhouse Loop, heading NW.
  27. 250 ftBear right onto Blue Heron Loop, heading N.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Bird Connector, heading N.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Finch, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Red Bird Connector, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftSharp right onto Blue Heron Loop, heading SW.
  32. 350 ftTurn right onto Pump Track, heading N.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/russell-mill-pond-out-back-5-km-de8d

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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