Town Forest–Farm Pond, 7 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Town Forest–Farm Pond, 7 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near South Sherborn, MA. The route passes Charles River Reservoir, Rocky Narrows Overlook, Farm Pond and Town Forest. It climbs 512 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Town Forest–Farm Pond, 7 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 114–281 ft
Out & Back · Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.21501, -71.33982
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Charles River Reservoir.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Rocky Narrows Overlook.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Farm Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Town Forest.
- 250 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.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Extended Day, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Thrill, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Town Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Extended Day, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 6 min before dark.
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