Simonds Pond–Brook Road, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Simonds Pond–Brook Road, 3 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Leominster State Forest near East Princeton, MA. The route reaches Simonds Pond at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 1,279 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi627 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49176, -71.84253
Nearest town East Princeton, MA
Directions
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Simonds Pond–Brook Road, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 628–1,028 ft
Out & Back · Leominster State Forest
Trailhead: 42.49176, -71.84253
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Wolf Rock Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hell's Highway, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Brook Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Parmenter Street, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Monoosnoc Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Simonds Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Parmenter Street, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Brook Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Hell's Highway, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wolf Rock Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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
38% gravel19% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
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