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Jericho Town Forest

Beard Conservation Restriction & Stone's Pond via Marylynn Gentry Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Beard Conservation Restriction & Stone's Pond via Marylynn Gentry Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Jericho Town Forest near Weston, MA. The route passes Beard Conservation Restriction and Stone's Pond before reaching Stone's Pond at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 426 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 348 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35105, -71.31115
Nearest town Weston, MA
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Beard Conservation Restriction & Stone's Pond via Marylynn Gentry Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 155–347 ft

Out & Back · Jericho Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.35105, -71.31115

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Sudbury Road Access, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 500 ftContinue straight onto Marylynn Gentry Trail, heading W.
  27. 200 ftPass Beard Conservation Restriction.
  28. 450 ftPass Stone's Pond.
  29. 0.2 miPass Stone's Pond.
  30. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 150 ftReach Beard Conservation Restriction, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sudbury Road Access, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  42. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  43. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  46. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  47. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  48. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  50. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  51. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  52. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  53. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  54. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  55. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  56. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  57. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stones-pond-stones-pond-out-back-14-km-3dc6

Trail surface

12% dirt1% gravel87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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