Flavell Crossing Conservation Area

Duck Pond–Buckingham Point, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Duck Pond–Buckingham Point, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Flavell Crossing Conservation Area near Forge Village, MA. The route passes Duck Pond before reaching Buckingham Point at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 322 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60428, -71.49592
Nearest town Forge Village, MA

Directions

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Duck Pond–Buckingham Point, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 237–322 ft

Out & Back · Flavell Crossing Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.60428, -71.49592

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Special Ops (♦), heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
  7. 0.1 miPass Buckingham Point.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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