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Bannon Hill & Wilson Mill Pond via Eagle

3.7 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Bannon Hill & Wilson Mill Pond via Eagle is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Landlocked Forest near Bedford Springs, MA. The route passes Wilson Mill Pond before reaching Bannon Hill at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 253 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 285 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.50118, -71.24593
Nearest town Bedford Springs, MA
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Bannon Hill & Wilson Mill Pond via Eagle

3.7 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 116–286 ft

Out & Back · Landlocked Forest

Trailhead: 42.50118, -71.24593

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: 4 Crosby Dr stop 552 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Burlington Road, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Wilson Mill Pond.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Loop, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Penacook, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto Pines on Rt 3, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Penacook, heading E.
  11. 500 ftContinue straight onto Ali-Waji, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Penacook, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Loop, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 500 ftBear left onto Penacook, heading SE.
  16. 400 ftSharp left onto Zatamozik, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Zatamozik, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left onto Extra Credit, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miReach Bannon Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right onto Zatamozik, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miBear left onto Eagle, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Zatamozik, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Penacook, heading E.
  31. 350 ftBear right onto Yellow Loop, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miBear left onto Penacook, heading N.
  33. 100 ftTurn right onto Ali-Waji, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Penacook, heading N.
  35. 500 ftBear left onto Pines on Rt 3, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Penacook, heading N.
  37. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  39. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Loop, heading NW.
  40. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Burlington Road, heading NW.
  44. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftArrive 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/bannon-hill-wilson-mill-pond-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 4 Crosby Dr stop 552 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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