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.
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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
- Start on Special Ops (♦), heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
- 0.1 miPass Buckingham Point.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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.
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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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