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Kemp Woods

Archie Pond

3.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Archie Pond is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Kemp Woods near Vose, MA. The route reaches Archie Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 381 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61638, -71.63660
Nearest town Vose, MA
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Archie Pond

3.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 255–379 ft

Out & Back · Kemp Woods

Trailhead: 42.61638, -71.63660

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Archie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/archie-pond-archie-pond-out-back-6-km-b602

Trail surface

96% dirt4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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