Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Lost Lake & Rock Meadow Pond

10.2 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Lost Lake & Rock Meadow Pond is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Devenscrest, MA. The route passes Rock Meadow Pond before reaching Lost Lake at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 410 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 377 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56580, -71.55979
Nearest town Devenscrest, MA

Directions

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Lost Lake & Rock Meadow Pond

10.2 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 222–378 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.56580, -71.55979

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  3. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miReach Lost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  32. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  36. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°71° 31%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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