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Blanchard Farms Conservation

Smith Pond via Tom Paul Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 55 min

Smith Pond via Tom Paul Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Blanchard Farms Conservation near Westford, MA. The route reaches Smith Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 394 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Town Hall to Roudenbush 42.58262, -71.43519
Nearest town Westford, MA
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Smith Pond via Tom Paul Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 55 min

Elevation 212–392 ft

Out & Back · Blanchard Farms Conservation

Trailhead: Town Hall to Roudenbush · 42.58262, -71.43519

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 46° · precip 50% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Town Hall to Roudenbush, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tom Paul Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1 miReach Smith Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Town Hall to Roudenbush, heading SE.
  7. 350 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/smith-pond-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 59°F46°
Precip50%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 6 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 20% rain12 PM: 32% rain1 PM: 39% rain2 PM: 48% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 37% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 43% rain10 PM: 43% rain11 PM: 44% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 67°52° 56%
Tue 59°45°
Wed 61°43°
Thu 62°41°
Fri 63°46° 35%
Sat 59°50° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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