Stevens Pond via Stevens Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 56 min
Stevens Pond via Stevens Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Weir Hill Reservation near Stevens Crossing, MA. The route passes Stevens Pond before reaching Stevens Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 280 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Stevens Pond via Stevens Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 56 min
Elevation 111–288 ft
Out & Back · Weir Hill Reservation
Trailhead: Half Mile Hill Trail · 42.70174, -71.10711
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 46° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Half Mile Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Edgewood Garden Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Edgewood Farm Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Weir Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Stevens Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Stevens Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Stevens Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Weir Hill Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Edgewood Farm Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Edgewood Garden Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Joyce's Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Half Mile Hill Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Half Mile Hill Trail Trailhead
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- Osgood Hill–Lake Cochichewick, 3 summits 1.6 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Weir Hill–Lake Cochichewick, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 201 ft
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