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Great Brook Farm State Park

Thanksgiving Rocks–Russell Mill Pond, 4 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Thanksgiving Rocks–Russell Mill Pond, 4 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Great Brook Farm State Park near Carlisle, MA. The route passes Russell Mill Pond before reaching Thanksgiving Rocks at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 187 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Point Loop 42.55471, -71.34019
Nearest town Carlisle, MA
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Thanksgiving Rocks–Russell Mill Pond, 4 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 154–188 ft

Out & Back · Great Brook Farm State Park

Trailhead: Pine Point Loop · 42.55471, -71.34019

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pine Point Loop, heading N.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Loop, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Point Loop, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto East Farm Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miPass Russell Mill Pond.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Blue Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miPass Thanksgiving Rocks.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miReach Thanksgiving Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto East Farm Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left onto Pine Point Loop, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Beaver Loop, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Point Loop, heading W.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/thanksgiving-rocks-out-back-107b

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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