Town Forest

Town Forest–Farm Pond, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Town Forest–Farm Pond, 5 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near South Sherborn, MA. The route passes Charles River Reservoir, Farm Pond and Town Forest. It climbs 482 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 279 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail 42.21451, -71.36033
Nearest town South Sherborn, MA

Directions

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Town Forest–Farm Pond, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 114–277 ft

Out & Back · Town Forest

Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 42.21451, -71.36033

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miPass Charles River Reservoir.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miPass Farm Pond.
  13. 0.2 miPass Town Forest.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miReach Town Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  34. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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