Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Bartlett Pond–Little Chauncy Lake, 5 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Bartlett Pond–Little Chauncy Lake, 5 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area near Wessonville, MA. The route passes Little Chauncy Lake before reaching Bartlett Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 525 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bartlett Pond–Little Chauncy Lake, 5 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 270–435 ft
Out & Back · Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.30465, -71.61237
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Little Chauncy Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Talbot Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Wachusett Aqueduct Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Bartlett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 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 1.9 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Little Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Little Chauncy Lake–Cole Trail, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft
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