Flavell Crossing Conservation Area
Duck Pond & The Beaver Viewpoint via The Beaver Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Duck Pond & The Beaver Viewpoint via The Beaver Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Flavell Crossing Conservation Area near Forge Village, MA. The route passes Duck Pond before reaching The Beaver Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duck Pond & The Beaver Viewpoint via The Beaver Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 234–308 ft
Out & Back · Flavell Crossing Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.60154, -71.50336
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto The Beaver Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass The Beaver Viewpoint.
- 150 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 12 min before dark.
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