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Wendell State Forest

Lake Wyola State Park Beach–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 4 beaches

6.2 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Lake Wyola State Park Beach–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 4 beaches is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Locks Village, MA. The route passes Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach before reaching Lake Wyola State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 1,076 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Carlton Road 42.54379, -72.44466
Nearest town Locks Village, MA
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Lake Wyola State Park Beach–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 4 beaches

6.2 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 841–1,077 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Carlton Road · 42.54379, -72.44466

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Carlton Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  3. 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Pond Loop Trail (white), heading E.
  7. 300 ftPass Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miPass Lake Wyola State Park Beach.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftReach Lake Wyola State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left onto To Old Egypt Road (red), heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  21. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Carlton Road, heading N.
  22. 350 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/wickett-pond-out-back-14-km-bc93

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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