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Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

White Pine Forest–Dellovo Conservation Area, 4 groves

1.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 28 min

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)
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Edge Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lower Impoundment.
  3. 50 ftPass Upper Impoundment.
  4. 400 ftTurn left onto Reformatory Branch Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miPass White Pine Forest.
  6. 0.5 miReach White Pine Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftPass Dellovo Conservation Area.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Edge Trail, heading W.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/white-pine-forest-dellovo-conservation-area-out-back-4-groves

Trail surface

97% dirt3% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 96°72° 30%
Sat 94°70° 33%
Sun 96°68°
Mon 92°73° 15%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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