Town Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 374 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Holliston Highway 42.17701, -71.48460
Nearest town Braggville, MA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 80% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Holliston Highway, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sudden Impact, heading S.
  3. 500 ftBear right onto Town Forest Road, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cross Cut, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Middle Sister, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miPass Wildcat Pond.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Charles Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miReach Wildcat Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Sister, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cross Cut, heading E.
  13. 300 ftTurn right onto Town Forest Road, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear left onto Sudden Impact, heading SE.
  15. 500 ftTurn right onto Holliston Highway, heading E.
  16. 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.

Trail surface

87% dirt13% paved

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip80%Wind6 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 17% rain4 AM: 59% rain5 AM: 67% rain6 AM: 58% rain7 AM: 52% rain8 AM: 57% rain9 AM: 66% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 71% rain12 PM: 73% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 79% rain3 PM: 60% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 39% rain8 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue 83°63°
Wed 83°64°
Thu 84°68° 37%
Fri 95°70° 29%
Sat 92°70° 35%
Sun 95°69° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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