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Ware river–Wax Factory Pond, 3 lakes is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Smithville, MA. The route passes Ware river and Ware river before reaching Wax Factory Pond at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 817 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ware River Rail Trail 42.39333, -72.05322
Nearest town Smithville, MA

Directions

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Ware river–Wax Factory Pond, 3 lakes

12.6 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 659–816 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: Ware River Rail Trail · 42.39333, -72.05322

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Ware River Rail Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Ware river.
  3. 0.4 miPass Ware river.
  4. 3.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 2.2 miPass Wax Factory Pond.
  7. 50 ftReach Ware river, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 4.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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