METROWEST TRAIL NORTH LOOP: October 2018

START AT HEART POND ON THE BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL

CROSS THE BUSY ACTON ROAD - AT LAKESIDE AVENUE AND TURN ONTO ELM STREET

CONTINUE DOWN ELM STREET TO NATALIE ROAD AND TURN LEFT ONTO NATALIE ROAD.

FOLLOW NATALIE ROAD AROUND TO THE ENTRANCE WITH THE CARLISLE CRANBERRY BOGS TRAILS

FOLLOW THE CRANBERRY BOG PENNINSULA TRAIL TO THE WEST BOG LOOP

THEN GO DOWN THE CENTER OF THE BOGS TO HOOK UP WITH THE EAST BOG LOOP
TO CURVE STREET PARKING LOT

CARLISLE CRANBERRY BOG TRAILS

EXIT ONTO CURVE STREET TO THE RIGHT THEN LOOK FOR THE OTTER SLIDE TRAIL ENTRANCE ON THE LEFT

OTTER SLIDE TRAIL

FOLLOW OTTER SLIDE TRAIL TO THE END AND TURN LEFT ONTO A DIRT GRAVEL ROAD (OLD MORSE ROAD)

TURN LEFT ONTO OLD MORSE ROAD AND COME OUT AT THE PAVED MILL POND LANE.

FOLLOW MILL POND LANE TO THE T JUNCTION WITH CURVE STREET

YOU SHOULD SEE THE SIGN AND ENTRANCE FOR THE ACORN TRAIL SOUTH

ACORN TRAIL SOUTH - ACORN TRAIL - (GREAT BROOK FARM )

ENTER INTO THE ACORN TRAIL SOUTH (GREAT BROOK FARM)

AND CONTINUE ALONG ACORN TRAIL

TO THE JUNCTION - TURN RIGHT AT THE JUNCTION FROM ACORN SOUTH ONTO THE MAIN ACORN TRAIL

AND YOU WILL SOON ENTER A FARM FIELD - WITH BEAUTIFUL FOLIAGE IN THE FALL
SEASON.

CROSS THROUGH THE FARM FIELDS AND HEAD TOWARD THE MAIN PORTION OF GREAT BROOK FARM AND THE BARN WITH THE PARKING AREA> ACROSS THE STREET FROM BUSY LOWELL STREET (USE CAUTION CROSSING LOWELL STREET)
(HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC)

CROSS INTO GREAT BROOK FARM PARKING LOT TOWARD THE RED BARN

FOLLOW THE MAIN TRAIL TO THE FIRST INTERSECTION AND TURN LEFT

FOLLOW THE PATH AROUND TO A BARN AND TURN RIGHT THROUGH THE WOODS

FOLLOW THE WOODS TRAIL A BIT UNTIL YOU WIND AROUND AND COME OUT AT A JUNCTION

TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW TO A STREAM/BOG CROSSING

AT THE STREAM BOG CROSSING JUST AFTER YOU'LL SEE SOME SIGNS ON THE LEFT

ONE WILL READ STONE ROW, ONE INDIAN RIDGE .

FOLLOW EITHER STONE ROW OR INDIAN RIDGE TO THE BACK TRAIL (BOUNDARY TRAIL)

AT THE BOUNDARY TRAIL YOU WILL SEE SOME HOUSES ON THE LEFT AND THE TRAIL WILL RUN PARALLEL TO THIS BOUNDARY LINE

YOU'LL SEE AN OCCASIONAL GAS MARKER AS WELL DENOTING THE BOUNDARY OF THE CONSERVATION LAND

AT THE END OF THIS BORDER / BOUNDARY TRAIL YOU'LL COME OUT AT A FARM FIELD

TURN RIGHT AND HEAD TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION

AT THE JUNCTION TURN LEFT AND YOU'LL GO DOWNHILL TO A BRIDGE CROSSING A STREAM

CROSS THE BRIDGE AND HEAD DOWN THE TRAIL TO A JUNCTION

AT THE JUNCTION TURN RIGHT AND FOLLOW THIS TRAIL TO THE GARRISON LOOP

AT GARRISON LOOP TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW GARRISON LOOP ALL THE WAY AROUND

IF YOU WANT YOU CAN ALSO TAKE THE DEER RUN PATH AS WELL WHICH LOOPS AROUND TO GARRISON -

YOU'LL PASS AN OLD HOUSE SITE AND RE ENTER THE MAIN PATH (WOODCHUCK PATH)

GARRISON HOUSE SITE (GARRISON LOOP)

WHICH COMES OUT AT THE MAIN ROAD - AT A POND

CROSS THE MAIN ROAD ONTO THE MAIN PINE LOOP TRAIL

FOLLOW THE PINE LOOP TRAIL TO THE KEYES LOOP

TURN RIGHT ONTO KEYES LOOP

FOLLOW KEYES LOOP TO THE END AND BACK TO THE MAIN TRAIL

TURN LEFT ONTO HEARTBREAK RIDGE TRAIL

HEARTBREAK RIDGE TRAIL (GREAT BROOK FARM)

FOLLOW HEARTBREAK RIDGE TRAIL TO THE END AND COME OUT AT WOODBINE ROAD

FOLLOW WOODBINE ROAD TO EAST STREET

TURN LEFT ONTO EAST STREET AND RIGHT ONTO EAST RIDING DRIVE

FOLLOW EAST RIDING DRIVE TO THE END AT BROOK STREET

TURN LEFT ONTO BROOK STREET AND THEN RIGHT ONTO TO THE BLUEBERRY TRAIL

FOLLOW THE BLUEBERRY TRAIL TO MAPLE STREET

ENTER THE GREENOUGH TRAIL ON YOUR LEFT

LOOP AROUND GREENOUGH POND