Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Siplas Pool–Harrington/Mid State Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Siplas Pool–Harrington/Mid State Trail, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation near Princeton Station, MA. The route passes Siplas Pool and Siplas Pool. It climbs 288 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Siplas Pool–Harrington/Mid State Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,257–1,419 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Trailhead: Dickens/Midstate Trail · 42.47584, -71.90296
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Harrington/Mid State Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Siplas Pool.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto West Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Siplas Pool.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Siplas Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Harrington/Mid State Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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