Teetering Rock–Echo Lake, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Teetering Rock–Echo Lake, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Fairbanks Land near Hayden Row, MA. The route passes Echo Lake before reaching Teetering Rock at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi318 – 381 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Echo Lake Trail 42.19541, -71.50714
Nearest town Hayden Row, MA
Directions
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Teetering Rock–Echo Lake, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 318–380 ft
Out & Back · Fairbanks Land
Trailhead: Echo Lake Trail · 42.19541, -71.50714
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 80% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Echo Lake.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Upper Charles Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Milford Byway, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hob Knob, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Hob Knob Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Milford Byway, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Holliston Highway, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Town Forest Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Cross Cut, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Middle Sister, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto The Main Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Teetering Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Middle Sister, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cross Cut, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Town Forest Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Holliston Highway, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Milford Byway, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Hob Knob Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hob Knob, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Milford Byway, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Upper Charles Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
66% dirt2% paved32% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip80%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity73%
Rained 0.8″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue
83°64°
Wed
83°65°
Thu
84°68°
36%
Fri
95°70°
29%
Sat
92°70°
35%
Sun
95°69°
15%
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