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Skinner Forest

Duck Pond & Buckingham Point

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Duck Pond & Buckingham Point is a 2-mile out-and-back in Skinner Forest near Forge Village, MA. The route passes Duck Pond before reaching Buckingham Point at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 276 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60133, -71.51123
Nearest town Forge Village, MA
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Duck Pond & Buckingham Point

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Elevation 237–275 ft

Out & Back · Skinner Forest

Trailhead: 42.60133, -71.51123

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftPass Buckingham Point.
  9. 0.2 miReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buckingham-point-duck-pond-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

66% dirt1% boardwalk33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 87°70° 30%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 94°68° 32%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 92°72°

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