Beaver Pond & Well # 1 Beach
6.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Beaver Pond & Well # 1 Beach is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Well # 1 near Sheldonville, MA. The route passes Beaver Pond before reaching Well # 1 Beach at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 369 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beaver Pond & Well # 1 Beach
6.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 232–449 ft
Out & Back · Well # 1
Trailhead: 42.04495, -71.37000
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Well # 1 Beach.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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