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Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Flannagan Pond–Rock Meadow Pond, 3 lakes

10.7 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Flannagan Pond–Rock Meadow Pond, 3 lakes is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Pine Meadow Conservation Land near Willows, MA. The route passes Rock Meadow Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond and Upper Flannagan Pond before reaching Flannagan Pond at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 342 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 377 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59663, -71.53204
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Flannagan Pond–Rock Meadow Pond, 3 lakes

10.7 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 240–378 ft

Out & Back · Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.59663, -71.53204

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 47° · precip 52% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.8 miPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  20. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 450 ftPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  24. 0.2 miPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miReach Flannagan Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  30. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  31. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  34. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  37. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  40. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  45. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  46. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  48. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-flannagan-pond-upper-flannagan-pond-out-back-17-km-866b

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 58°F47°
Precip52%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 23% rain12 PM: 33% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 37% rain5 PM: 37% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 43% rain8 PM: 39% rain9 PM: 43% rain10 PM: 39% rain11 PM: 39% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 67°53° 37%
Tue 60°46°
Wed 61°43°
Thu 63°41°
Fri 63°47° 35%
Sat 60°51° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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