Mine Brook Wildlife Management Area
Beaver Pond
4.6 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Beaver Pond is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mine Brook Wildlife Management Area near Lakeview Heights, MA. The route reaches Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 315 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beaver Pond
4.6 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 731–864 ft
Out & Back · Mine Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.05783, -71.81684
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.
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