Town Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 279 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21501, -71.33982
Nearest town South Sherborn, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Charles River Reservoir.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miPass Rocky Narrows Overlook.
  5. 500 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miPass Farm Pond.
  12. 0.2 miPass Town Forest.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Extended Day, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Thrill, heading N.
  22. 50 ftReach Town Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftTurn left onto Extended Day, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

4% dirt1% gravel95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 85°62°
Thu 85°69° 30%
Fri 96°71° 29%
Sat 93°71° 35%
Sun 96°70° 15%
Mon 96°74° 16%

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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