Wax Factory Pond
7.4 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Wax Factory Pond is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Barre Falls, MA. The route reaches Wax Factory Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 475 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi712 – 889 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43677, -72.04424
Nearest town Barre Falls, MA
Directions
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Wax Factory Pond
7.4 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 712–889 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: 42.43677, -72.04424
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 49° · precip 69% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.2 miReach Wax Factory Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Light rainTemperature 58°F49°
Precip69%Wind2 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 1.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon
63°51°
42%
Tue
58°43°
Wed
61°42°
Thu
62°41°
Fri
62°49°
31%
Sat
59°49°
33%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Ware river 11.9 mi · ▲ 569 ft
- Lackey Lane via Ware River Rail Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 684 ft
- Ware River Rail Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 488 ft
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