AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lichen Garden–Old Vinton Pond Road, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Lichen Garden–Old Vinton Pond Road, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near West Townsend, MA. It climbs 478 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 778 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lichen Garden 42.66220, -71.77546
Nearest town West Townsend, MA
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Lichen Garden–Old Vinton Pond Road, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 488–777 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lichen Garden · 42.66220, -71.77546

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Lichen Garden, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Friends (Yellow) Downhill, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Vinton Pond Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Pearl Hill Brook Trail, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftBear left onto Old Vinton Pond Road, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftReach Lichen Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 450 ftBear right onto Pearl Hill Brook Trail, heading NE.
  11. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Old Vinton Pond Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Friends (Yellow) Downhill, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Friends Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lichen Garden, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 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/vinton-pond-out-back-7-km-6409

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 81°65°
Thu 88°68° 43%
Fri 92°69° 33%
Sat 89°68° 33%
Sun 91°66°
Mon 89°71° 15%

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