Black Mountain Pond–Long Tom Pond, 3 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 44 min

Black Mountain Pond–Long Tom Pond, 3 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Hoyt-Hall Preserve near Cox Corner, MA. The route passes Long Tom Pond and Black Mountain Pond. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 92 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildlands Trust 42.06623, -70.67767

Nearest town Cox Corner, MA

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Black Mountain Pond–Long Tom Pond, 3 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 44 min

Elevation 6–94 ft

Out & Back · Hoyt-Hall Preserve

Trailhead: Wildlands Trust · 42.06623, -70.67767

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Hoyt-Hall Trail, heading W.
50 ftPass Long Tom Pond.
0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
0.2 miPass Black Mountain Pond.
250 ftTurn right, heading W.
0.3 miReach Black Mountain Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Overcast79°F63°

Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%

Rained 1.6″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy

Hourly temperature

80°60°

5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM8:00 PM

Wed 79°61°

Thu 91°69° 18%

Fri 96°72° 25%

Sat 91°69° 31%

Sun 91°68° 18%

Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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