Beaver Pond Loop–Cottontail Lane, 6 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Beaver Pond Loop–Cottontail Lane, 6 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Gumpas Pond Conservation Area near Varnumtown, MA. It climbs 352 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beaver Pond Loop–Cottontail Lane, 6 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 181–399 ft
Out & Back · Gumpas Pond Conservation Area
Trailhead: Tower Hill Road · 42.72286, -71.35367
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Tower Hill Road, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Beaver Pond Loop, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Cottontail Lane, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Skyview Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Spalding Hill Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Long Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tower Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Tower Hill Road Trailhead
- Skyview Trail–Tower Hill Road, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 237 ft
- Cottontail Lane–Long Trail, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 353 ft
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