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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Southern New England Railway, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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