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Paxton Recreational Commission Trail System

Path Continues–Vernal Pool, 3 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 47 min

Path Continues–Vernal Pool, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Paxton Recreational Commission Trail System near Paxton, MA. The route passes Vernal Pool before reaching Path Continues at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,050 – 1,122 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30596, -71.92678
Nearest town Paxton, MA
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Path Continues–Vernal Pool, 3 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 47 min

Elevation 1,049–1,121 ft

Out & Back · Paxton Recreational Commission Trail System

Trailhead: 42.30596, -71.92678

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftBear left onto Maple Cut-Off Trail (red sq.), heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Oak Loop Trail (yellow tri.), heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Loop Trail (blue cir.), heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miPass Vernal Pool.
  6. 0.2 miReach Path Continues, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Oak Loop Trail (yellow tri.), heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Maple Cut-Off Trail (red sq.), heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 300 ftArrive 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/vernal-pool-out-back-4e86

Trail surface

4% boardwalk96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Paxton, Massachusetts