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Difley Family Forest

Vernal Pool–Maple Cut-Off Trail (red sq.), 4 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 45 min

Vernal Pool–Maple Cut-Off Trail (red sq.), 4 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Difley Family Forest near Paxton, MA. The route reaches Vernal Pool. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,050 – 1,122 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maple Cut-Off Trail (red sq.) 42.30798, -71.93006
Nearest town Paxton, MA
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Vernal Pool–Maple Cut-Off Trail (red sq.), 4 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 45 min

Elevation 1,049–1,121 ft

Out & Back · Difley Family Forest

Trailhead: Maple Cut-Off Trail (red sq.) · 42.30798, -71.93006

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Maple Cut-Off Trail (red sq.), heading W.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pond Loop Trail (blue cir.), heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Yellow Triangle Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftPass Vernal Pool.
  5. 0.3 miReach Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail (blue cir.), heading N.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Maple Cut-Off Trail (red sq.), heading E.
  8. 350 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-vernal-pool-out-back-4-sights

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Paxton, Massachusetts