Ames Pond–N. Macedonia Rd., 3 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Ames Pond–N. Macedonia Rd., 3 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation near Locks Village, MA. The route reaches Ames Pond. It climbs 1,287 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ames Pond–N. Macedonia Rd., 3 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Elevation 657–1,156 ft
Out & Back · Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Trailhead: Meadow Trail · 42.49694, -72.41953
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start on Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Ames Pond.
- 250 ftBear left onto Big Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto New Boston Road, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right onto NET Trail (white), heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto N. Macedonia Rd., heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto NET Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Ames Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 3 miBear left onto New Boston Road, heading NW.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Big Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~164 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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