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.
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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
- Start on Davis Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Jerusalem Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Damon Camp Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Baker Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Wickett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Baker Road, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Jerusalem Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Davis Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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