DATE: May 10, 2025 to May 10, 2025
Half Day Hike GO Get Fit #6: Leominster State Forest

Meeting Time: 9:00 AM

Event Coordinator: Carl
Leominster, MA

Max # People: 15

Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money

Difficulty Level: Moderate

SUMMARY:

Join GayOutdoors for their Get Fit as it heads out to Leominster State Forest.  We will be doing the Rocky Pond and Brook Road Loop.  Some trails included on this trip are Hell’s Highway and King Tut’s Highway—who would want to miss that?!  This hike is 7.4 miles with 685’ of elevation gain.  We will meet at 9 am, and it should take us about 3 hours to complete.   We will meet at the Rocky Pond Trailhead on Route 31, south of Crow Hill Beach Parking.  Trekking poles are recommended, and be prepared for mud.  Bring lunch with you, and we’ll find a cozy spot to eat towards the end.  I hope you can join us!

AllTrails map: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/massachusetts/rocky-pond-and-brook-road-loop

GayOutdoors’ 2025 Get Fit Series

  1. Saturday, March 22nd – Blue Hills Reservation in Canton, MA: 3 miles & 813’ elevation gain
  2. Saturday, April 5th - Middlesex Fells Reservation in Medford, MA: 4.2 miles & 524’ elevation gain
  3. Saturday, April 12th - Wachusett Mountain in Princeton, MA: 4.8 miles & 1,154’ elevation gain
  4. Saturday, April 19th - Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, MA: 5.3 miles & 590’ elevation gain
  5. Saturday, May 3rd - Boston Harbor Walk in South Boston, MA: 6.75 miles & no elevation gain
  6. Saturday, May 10th - Leominster State Forest in Leominster, MA: 7.4 miles & 685’ elevation gain
  7. Saturday, May 24th - Mount Monadnock via White Dot Trail in Jaffrey, NH: 3.4 miles & 1,745’ elevation gain

 

Driving directions to the location and spot to meet at:

We will meet at the Rocky Pond Trailhead on Route 31, south of Crow Hill Beach Parking.  Google Map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/J8ZKDwJv8ou9tZbf6