Lady Slipper Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 106 ft
- climb
- 320 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Lady Slipper Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Massachusetts, about 2 miles from the town of Nobscot. The route is just under a mile long, with a total elevation gain of about 100 feet, and it reaches a high point of 320 feet. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 0.25 miles in, where the grade reaches 8 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Natick show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 73°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. The trail makes an easy addition to a day spent exploring the surrounding area. Moore Road and Birch Trail both start about 0.1 mile away, and Tippling Rock, a climbing area, is about 3 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Sudbury River, roughly 4.6 miles away.
- Moore RoadHiking0.1 mi
Birch TrailHikingPhoto: GabrielaP93, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Juniper TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Tippling RockRock climbing2.9 mi
Sudbury RiverCanoeingPhoto: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.6 mi- Hopkinton State ParkRock climbing4.8 mi
- Peter's HillRock climbing6.5 mi
- Assabet RiverRiver fishing6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Birch TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: GabrielaP93, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Fox Hunt TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: GabrielaP93, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- PipelineHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: GabrielaP93, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Flying Squirrel TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: fromdarkheaven, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Acorn TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: fromdarkheaven, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Red DiamondHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: clembore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Blue DiamondHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: clembore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Green DiamondHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: clembore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Plymton TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Desert Loop TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Best time to visit Lady Slipper Trail
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 17°
10 wet
Feb
38° / 18°
9 wet
Mar
46° / 25°
10 wet
Apr
58° / 35°
11 wet
May
68° / 46°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
62° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
10 wet
Dec
41° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Natick, MA, 7.1 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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