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Ames Nowell State Park

School Bus Rock & Cleveland Pond via Blue Door

4.4 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 34 min

School Bus Rock & Cleveland Pond via Blue Door is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Ames Nowell State Park near West Abington, MA. The route passes Cleveland Pond before reaching School Bus Rock at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 210 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10031, -70.97867
Nearest town West Abington, MA
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School Bus Rock & Cleveland Pond via Blue Door

4.4 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 124–211 ft

Out & Back · Ames Nowell State Park

Trailhead: 42.10031, -70.97867

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Door, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 200 ftPass Cleveland Pond.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miReach School Bus Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftArrive 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-7-km-1992

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:01 PM

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