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Cook's Woods

Stonehouse Hill–Thinking Rock, 5 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 772 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Stonehouse Hill–Thinking Rock, 5 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Cook's Woods near Dawson, MA. The route passes Stonehouse Hill and Thinking Rock before reaching Cook Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 772 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 1,086 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32064, -71.86319
Nearest town Dawson, MA
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Stonehouse Hill–Thinking Rock, 5 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 772 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 609–1,086 ft

Out & Back · Cook's Woods

Trailhead: 42.32064, -71.86319

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Mower St stop 564 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miPass Stonehouse Hill.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Fisher Road, heading E.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wall Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Dresser Loop, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cook's Path, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Woonaskachu's Path (blue rctgl.), heading S.
  11. 0.5 miPass Thinking Rock.
  12. 0.3 miPass Cook Pond.
  13. 450 ftReach Stonehouse Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left onto Cook's Path, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Dresser Loop, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Wall Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fisher Road, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stonehouse-hill-crystal-pond-out-back-3-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mower St stop 564 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Dawson, Massachusetts