Wendell State Forest

Wickett Pond–Davis Road, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Wickett Pond–Davis Road, 5 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. The route reaches Wickett Pond at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 828 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 1,158 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Davis Road 42.57079, -72.45805
Nearest town Farley, MA

Directions

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Wickett Pond–Davis Road, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 665–1,158 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Davis Road · 42.57079, -72.45805

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 92% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Davis Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Jerusalem Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Damon Camp Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Baker Road, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftReach Wickett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Baker Road, heading W.
  15. 250 ftSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Jerusalem Road, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miBear left onto Davis Road, heading N.
  21. 0.5 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

81% dirt3% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F68°
Precip92%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 2.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 16% rain3 AM: 54% rain4 AM: 72% rain5 AM: 92% rain6 AM: 84% rain7 AM: 87% rain8 AM: 88% rain9 AM: 77% rain10 AM: 54% rain11 AM: 40% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 42% rain3 PM: 41% rain4 PM: 68% rain5 PM: 49% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 80°64°
Thu 91°64° 60%
Fri 92°67° 38%
Sat 90°68° 37%
Sun 94°67°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 16 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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