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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 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

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 87°69° 30%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°68° 32%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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