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Ames Nowell State Park

School Bus Rock & Cleveland Pond

3.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 15 min

School Bus Rock & Cleveland Pond is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Ames Nowell State Park near Montello, MA. The route passes Cleveland Pond before reaching School Bus Rock at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi128 – 210 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10588, -70.98930
Nearest town Montello, MA
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School Bus Rock & Cleveland Pond

3.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 129–212 ft

Out & Back · Ames Nowell State Park

Trailhead: 42.10588, -70.98930

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Transit-accessible: North Quincy St and VFW Rd stop 268 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftPass Cleveland Pond.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miReach School Bus Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  36. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  37. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  42. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  48. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  49. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  50. 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  51. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  52. 0.1 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/school-bus-rock-cleveland-pond-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: North Quincy St and VFW Rd stop 268 m from the trailhead

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