Wolf Rock–Meadow Pond, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Great Brook Farm State Park near Carlisle, MA. The route passes Meadow Pond and Wolf Rock. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi161 – 190 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lantern Loop 42.55714, -71.35108
Nearest town Carlisle, MA
Directions
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Wolf Rock–Meadow Pond, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 160–191 ft
Out & Back · Great Brook Farm State Park
Trailhead: Lantern Loop · 42.55714, -71.35108
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 46° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lantern Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Maple Ridge, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Point Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Meadow Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Heartbreak Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Wolf Rock.
- 100 ftBear right onto Tophet West, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Heartbreak Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tophet West, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Wolf Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Heartbreak Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tophet West, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Heartbreak Ridge, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pine Point Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Maple Ridge, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lantern Loop, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 60°F46°
Precip51%Wind2 mphUV2Humidity93%
Rained 0.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
68°53°
59%
Tue
59°48°
Wed
61°45°
Thu
63°44°
Fri
63°49°
35%
Sat
60°51°
41%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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