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Upper Highland Lake & Moose Run

4.2 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Upper Highland Lake & Moose Run is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Camp Howe, MA. The route reaches Upper Highland Lake. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,440 – 1,634 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45695, -72.79947
Nearest town Camp Howe, MA
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Upper Highland Lake & Moose Run

4.2 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,441–1,634 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.45695, -72.79947

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Upper Highland Lake.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hemlock, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moose Run, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miReach Upper Highland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hemlock, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.4 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-highland-lake-moose-run-out-back

Trail surface

76% dirt4% gravel2% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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