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Estabrook Woods

Bateman's Pond & Farmyard Trail via Two Rod Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Bateman's Pond & Farmyard Trail via Two Rod Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Plain, MA. The route reaches Bateman's Pond. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 279 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48541, -71.37357
Nearest town Plain, MA
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Bateman's Pond & Farmyard Trail via Two Rod Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 143–280 ft

Out & Back · Estabrook Woods

Trailhead: 42.48541, -71.37357

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miPass Bateman's Pond.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Farmyard Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Kibby Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Pine Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Two Rod Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miReach Bateman's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Pine Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kibby Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right onto Farmyard Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/batemans-pond-batemans-pond-out-back-9-km-adf0

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 96°72° 30%
Sat 94°70° 33%
Sun 96°68°
Mon 92°73° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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