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Fairbanks Land

Teetering Rock–Echo Lake, 6 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Teetering Rock–Echo Lake, 6 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Fairbanks Land near Hayden Row, MA. The route passes Echo Lake before reaching Teetering Rock at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 287 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 397 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Echo Lake Trail 42.20105, -71.50925
Nearest town Hayden Row, MA
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Teetering Rock–Echo Lake, 6 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 318–398 ft

Out & Back · Fairbanks Land

Trailhead: Echo Lake Trail · 42.20105, -71.50925

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 80% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Echo Lake Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Echo Lake.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left onto Upper Charles Trail, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Milford Byway, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading E.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hob Knob, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftBear left onto Hob Knob Connector, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Milford Byway, heading S.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Highway Connector, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Milford Byway, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right onto Holliston Highway, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Town Forest Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cross Cut, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn left onto Middle Sister, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Main Trail, heading S.
  17. 450 ftReach Teetering Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 450 ftTurn left onto Middle Sister, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cross Cut, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftSharp left onto Town Forest Road, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Holliston Highway, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftSharp left onto Milford Byway, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right onto Highway Connector, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Milford Byway, heading NW.
  25. 300 ftTurn left onto Hob Knob Connector, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Hob Knob, heading NW.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Better Than The Fire Road Climb, heading NW.
  28. 200 ftBear right onto Milford Byway, heading W.
  29. 200 ftTurn left onto Upper Charles Trail, heading W.
  30. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  31. 0.9 miTurn left onto Echo Lake Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/teetering-rock-echo-lake-out-back-6-sights-23d8

Trail surface

56% dirt2% paved42% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip80%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity73%
Rained 0.8″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 17% rain4 AM: 60% rain5 AM: 67% rain6 AM: 58% rain7 AM: 55% rain8 AM: 60% rain9 AM: 70% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 68% rain12 PM: 72% rain1 PM: 74% rain2 PM: 79% rain3 PM: 58% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 34% rain8 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 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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