Dan Glazier Forest–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches is a 10-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Grounts Corner, MA. The route passes Wendell State Forest Beach and Ruggles Pond before reaching Dan Glazier Forest at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,028 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dan Glazier Forest–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches
10 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 594–1,124 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: 42.54996, -72.45282
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 92% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wendell State Forest Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Ruggles Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Carlton Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto M&M Trail (old route), heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Dan Glazier Forest, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Dan Glazier Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left onto M&M Trail (old route), heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Carlton Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Lynn's Falls–Ruggles Pond, 3 beaches 2 mi · ▲ 401 ft
- Wickett Pond–Ruggles Pond, 4 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Wendell State Forest Beach & Upham Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Ruggles Pond–Wendell State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 4.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Whales Head–Lynn's Falls, 5 beaches 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft
- Humphry Preserve–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches 6.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft
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