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: Light rain, high 62°F / low 50° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · 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

Light rainTemperature 62°F50°
Precip51%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 45% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 25% rain6 PM: 30% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 21% rain10 PM: 29% rain11 PM: 49% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 67°56° 54%
Tue 60°50°
Wed 61°50°
Thu 63°45° 19%
Fri 61°49° 37%
Sat 58°52° 46%

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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