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Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Flannagan Pond–Rock Meadow Pond, 3 lakes

9.5 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Flannagan Pond–Rock Meadow Pond, 3 lakes is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Pine Meadow Conservation Land near Groton, MA. The route passes Rock Meadow Pond, Upper Flannagan Pond and Upper Flannagan Pond before reaching Flannagan Pond at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 323 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 377 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60977, -71.53972
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Flannagan Pond–Rock Meadow Pond, 3 lakes

9.5 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 240–378 ft

Out & Back · Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.60977, -71.53972

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  19. 0.2 miPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miReach Flannagan Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  25. 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
  26. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  29. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  32. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  37. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  38. 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-8825

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 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 89°68° 30%
Fri 95°72° 32%
Sat 93°71° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 96°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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