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Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Quartz Boulder–Siplas Pool, 12 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Quartz Boulder–Siplas Pool, 12 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Mountain State Reservation near Princeton, MA. The route passes Siplas Pool, Farm Pond and Rock Fire Pond before reaching Quartz Boulder at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 757 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,440 ft · steepest grade: 15%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Echo Lake Trail 42.47434, -71.89449
Nearest town Princeton, MA
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Quartz Boulder–Siplas Pool, 12 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,003–1,441 ft

Out & Back · Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Trailhead: Echo Lake Trail · 42.47434, -71.89449

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

  1. Start on State Administration Road, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto West Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Harrington/Mid State Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Siplas Pool.
  5. 1.9 miPass Farm Pond.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Beaver Bend/Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Beaver Bend Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pasture Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miPass Rock Fire Pond.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Fern Forest Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miReach Quartz Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pasture Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beaver Bend Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Beaver Bend/Midstate Trail/Goodnow Road, heading N.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Chapman/Midstate Trail, heading N.
  16. 2.3 miTurn right onto West Road, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto State Administration Road, heading SE.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/siplas-pool-siplas-pool-out-back-6-lakes-9-km-ab37

Trail surface

83% dirt5% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F61°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 76°64°
Thu 85°65° 46%
Fri 91°68° 35%
Sat 88°68° 35%
Sun 92°66°
Mon 89°68° 16%

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