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Wendell State Forest

Tyler Pond–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 6 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Tyler Pond–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 6 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. The route passes Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, Fiske Pond and Tyler Pond before reaching Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 485 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 1,184 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Carlton Road 42.54780, -72.42667
Nearest town Wendell, MA
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Tyler Pond–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 6 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 839–1,186 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Carlton Road · 42.54780, -72.42667

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Carlton Road, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  3. 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading E.
  7. 300 ftPass Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach.
  8. 300 ftPass Fiske Pond.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 450 ftPass Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 100 ftReach Tyler Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  20. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Carlton Road, heading N.
  21. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tyler-pond-fiske-pond-conservation-area-beach-out-back-5-lakes-17-km-cfcd

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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