Burge's Pond–Stony Brook Conservation Land Beach, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Burge's Pond–Stony Brook Conservation Land Beach, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Stony Brook Conservation Land near Westford Station, MA. The route passes Stony Brook Conservation Land Beach, Burge's Pond, Stony Brook Conservation Land Beach and Stony Brook Conservation Land Beach. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Burge's Pond–Stony Brook Conservation Land Beach, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 168–255 ft
Out & Back · Stony Brook Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.59719, -71.43787
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 46° · precip 49% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Stony Brook Trail (grey), heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Stony Brook Conservation Land Beach.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Burge's Pond.
- 50 ftPass Stony Brook Conservation Land Beach.
- 450 ftBear left onto Burge's Pond Trail (yellow), heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Stony Brook Conservation Land Beach.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Nelson Trail (green-yellow), heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Nashoba Trail (orange), heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Trolley Line Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miReach Burge's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Nashoba Trail (orange), heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Nelson Trail (green-yellow), heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Burge's Pond Trail (yellow), heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Stony Brook Trail (grey), heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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