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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Charles River Reservoir.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Farm Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Town Forest.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Town Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 350 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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