Wildcat Pond & Town Forest Road via Middle Sister
3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Wildcat Pond & Town Forest Road via Middle Sister is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near Braggville, MA. The route passes Wildcat Pond before reaching Wildcat Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wildcat Pond & Town Forest Road via Middle Sister
3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 295–374 ft
Out & Back · Town Forest
Trailhead: Holliston Highway · 42.17701, -71.48460
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Holliston Highway, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sudden Impact, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right onto Town Forest Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cross Cut, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Middle Sister, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Wildcat Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Charles Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Wildcat Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Sister, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cross Cut, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Town Forest Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Sudden Impact, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Holliston Highway, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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