Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest

Tri-Town Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 50 min

Tri-Town Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest near Pine Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 246 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39858, -71.48284
Nearest town Pine Lake, MA

Directions

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Tri-Town Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 50 min

Elevation 196–247 ft

Out & Back · Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest

Trailhead: 42.39858, -71.48284

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tri-Town Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Patrol Road, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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