Beaver Pond via Southern New England Railway is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Mine Brook Wildlife Management Area near East Village, MA. The route reaches Beaver Pond. It climbs 461 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 863 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Southern New England Railway 42.07061, -71.85182
Nearest town East Village, MA
Directions
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Beaver Pond via Southern New England Railway
6.5 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 514–864 ft
Out & Back · Mine Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Southern New England Railway · 42.07061, -71.85182
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 89% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Southern New England Railway, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 77°F67°
Precip89%Wind6 mphUV2Humidity78%
Rained 0.9″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue
80°61°
Wed
87°61°
Thu
87°68°
37%
Fri
93°71°
35%
Sat
91°70°
40%
Sun
93°71°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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