White Pine Forest–Dellovo Conservation Area, 4 groves is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near West Bedford, MA. The route passes Lower Impoundment, Upper Impoundment and White Pine Forest before reaching Dellovo Conservation Area at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi118 – 138 ft1.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Edge Trail 42.47497, -71.32784
Nearest town West Bedford, MA · Official trailhead info (fws.gov)
Directions
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White Pine Forest–Dellovo Conservation Area, 4 groves
1.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 28 min
Elevation 118–139 ft
Out & Back · Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Edge Trail · 42.47497, -71.32784
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Edge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lower Impoundment.
- 50 ftPass Upper Impoundment.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Reformatory Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass White Pine Forest.
- 0.5 miReach White Pine Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Dellovo Conservation Area.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Edge Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Lower Impoundment–Upper Impoundment, 3 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft
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