Princeton Hikes! Documentation

The OSC regularly leads guided hikes on trails in the Princeton area. Click on links below to get information on detailed location, parking, and hiking instructions for many of these hikes. Information about additional local trail areas can be found using the Princeton Trails link on the menu to the left.

To look at our schedule of guided hikes, click here.
To download a PDF book of documentation for all of the Princeton hikes, click here.
For more information about local trail areas, click here.
For our brochure on 'Good Hikes with Children', click here.
If you would like information about GPS Apps and files, click here.
To report issues or make suggestions, Please contact us via an email.

	Hike Name	Difficulty	Distance	Elevation	Uses*	GPS
Princeton	Wachusett West Loop	Moderate	4.5 Mi	790 Ft	SX	X
Princeton	Wachusett North Loop	Difficult	5 Mi	1000 Ft	SX	X
Princeton	Wachusett South Loop	Difficult	3 Mi	1000 Ft	SX	X
Princeton	Wachusett East Loop	Difficult	3.5 Mi	700 Ft	SX	X
Princeton	Wachusett Redline	Very Difficult	17.6	4400 Ft	X
Princeton	Leominster State Forest Paradise Pond and Wolf Rock Loop	Moderate	4 Mi	300 Ft	BHSX	X
Princeton	Leominster State Forest Ball Hill Loop	Moderate-Difficult	4.5 Mi	1000 Ft	BHSX	X
Princeton	Leominster State Forest Hillbilly Heaven	Easy	3 Mi	100 Ft	BHSX	X
Princeton	Leominster State Forest - Wolf Den	Easy	4 Mi	300 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Leominster State Forest Notown Reservoir	Easy-Moderate	4 Mi	400 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Leominster State Forest Crow Hill North Loop	Moderate	3.5 Mi	650 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Mass Audubon Wachusett Meadow South	Easy-Moderate	2.5 Mi	250 Ft	S	X
Princeton	Mass Audubon Wachusett Meadow North and Brown Hill	Moderate	3.3 Mi	350 Ft	S	X
Princeton	Princeton Land Trust Russell Corner	Easy	2 Mi	200 Ft	BHSX	X
Princeton	Princeton Land Trust Krashes to Russell Corner	Easy-Moderate	3.6 Mi	200 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Princeton Land Trust Bullock McElroy	Easy	2 Mi	100 Ft	BHSX	X
Princeton	Princeton Land Trust Gregory Alexander	Moderate	1 Mi	100 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Central Princeton PLT Trails	Moderate	3 Mi	200 Ft	BSX
Princeton	Four Corners Loop	Easy-Moderate	2.5 Mi	200 Ft	SX	X
Princeton	Cobb Brook Trails	Easy-Moderate	2.0 Mi	200 Ft	BSX
Princeton	Wachusett Ski Area to Redemption Rock	Moderate	4 Mi	200 Ft	BSX	X
Princeton	Savage Hill Loop	Moderate-Difficult	6 Mi	300 Ft	BHSX	X
Princeton	Thomas Prince Nature Trails	Easy	2 Mi	40 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Red Fox FarmTrails	Easy	1 Mi	100 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Little Wachusett Loop	Moderate	4 Mi	350 Ft	SX	X
Princeton	Calamint Hill Trails	Easy	3 Mi	200 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Poutwater Pond From Esty Road	Moderate	4 Mi	200 Ft	SX
Princeton	Crow Hill to Redemption Rock	Moderate-Difficult	4 Mi	400 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Bickford Pond Loop	Easy-Moderate	3.5 Mi	200 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Lovers Lane to Overlook Lane	Easy-Moderate	3.5 Mi	200 Ft	BHSX
Princeton	Cat Rocks and Behind the Onion Patch	Moderate	4.5 Mi	200 Ft	SX
Princeton	Mason Road to Red Fox Farm	Easy-Moderate	3 Mi	400 Ft	SX
Barre	Ware Rive Trail South	Easy-Moderate	6.5 Mi	250 Ft	BHSX
Holden	Trout Brook	Easy	4 Mi	200 Ft	BHSX
Holden	Mill St Rail Trails	Easy	4.5 Mi	350 Ft	BSX
Holden	Holbrook Woods to Cascades (GWLT)	Moderate	6.1 Mi	400 Ft	SX
Holden	Rail Trail - Off Trail	Easy	3-7 Miles	100 Ft	SX
Hubbardston	Mt. Jefferson Conservation Area - Laurel Trail	Easy	3 Mi	100 Ft	BHSX
Hubbardston	Mt. Jefferson Conservation Area - South Loop	Moderate	5.4 Mi	450 Ft	BHSX
Rutland	Barre Falls and Rutland Prison Camp	Moderate	7.6 Mi	950 Ft	BSX
Rutland	Rutland-Barre Central Mass Rail Trail	Easy	4-8 Mi	100 Ft	BHSX
Sterling	Heywood Reservoir	Moderate	4 Mi	450 Ft	BHSX
Sterling	Hog Hill	Easy	3 Mi	300 Ft	SX	X
Sterling	Lynde Basin / Wekepeke	Easy-Moderate	3 Mi	250 Ft	SX
Sterling	Stillwater Basin	Easy-Moderate	3.5 Mi	600 Ft	SX
Sterling/Clinton	Clinton Dam and Tunnel	Moderate	3-7 Mi	350 Ft	SX
Sterling	Pine Esker / Rocky Brook	Moderate	3.5 Mi	300 Ft	SX
Sterling	Wachusett Reservoir Northwest	Easy	4.3 Mi	400 Ft	SX
Leominster	Monoosnoc Trail to Sholan Farms	Moderate-Difficult	8 Mii	1200 Ft	BHSX
Leominster	Monoosnoc to Rocky Pond Trail Head	Moderate-Difficult	6.5 Mi	1000 Ft	BHSX
Westminster	High Ridge WMA	Easy-Moderate	3.5 Mi	500 Ft	BHSX
Westminster	Muddy Pond	Easy	4 Mi	100 Ft	BHSX
Westminster	Whitmanville River Loop	Moderate	5.3 Miles	400 Ft	BSX
West Boylston	Wachusett Reservoir South	Easy-Moderate	4.5 Mi	275 Ft	SX
West Boylston	Wachusett Reservoir Southwest	Moderate	6 Mi	800 Ft	SX

* In some cases, trail usage is more complicated than what is shown here. For example, horses and mountain bikes are allowed on pathways designated as roads, paved and unpaved, within Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, but not on established woodland trails where only foot traffic is allowed.

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Princeton Hikes! Documentation