Belmont Park - East & Upper Mill Pond
6 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Belmont Park - East & Upper Mill Pond is a 6-mile out-and-back near West Brewster, MA. The route passes Upper Mill Pond before reaching Belmont Park - East at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Belmont Park - East & Upper Mill Pond
6 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 30–75 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73208, -70.10763
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Belmont Park - East, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bates Cr & Upper Mill Pond 2.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Belmont Park - East & Upper Mill Pond 4.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Harwich Water Supply Land–Upper Mill Pond, 3 groves 4.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Upper Mill Pond & Walkers Pond 5.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft
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