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Baddacook Conservation Land

Baddacook Pond

3.9 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Baddacook Pond is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Baddacook Conservation Land near Groton, MA. The route reaches Baddacook Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 345 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63262, -71.54722
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Baddacook Pond

3.9 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 230–345 ft

Out & Back · Baddacook Conservation Land

Trailhead: 42.63262, -71.54722

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftReach Baddacook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 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/baddacook-pond-out-back-6-km-c206

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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